The Black Phone

Finney, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic attacker and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer's previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney.  

Synopsis Finney, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of almost no use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer's previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney.

Director

Scott Derrickson

Producer

Jason Blum, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill

Screenwriter

Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill

Distributor

Paramount Pictures

Production Co

Blumhouse Productions, Crooked Highway

Rating

R (Language|Bloody Images|Some Drug Use|Violence)

Genre

Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

Jun 24, 2022, Wide

Box Office (Gross USA)

$89.9M

Runtime

1h 42m

Aspect Ratio

Scope (2.35:1)