Black Phone 2
Seen it?2025 | 114 min | Horror, Thriller
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
People are still talking about it and it made about 4 times its budget. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved The Black Phone or Halloween, start here.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Four years after defeating The Grabber, Finney Blake is struggling with life after captivity. When his younger sister Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the Black Phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp, the siblings become determined to solve the mystery and confront a killer who has grown more powerful in death and more significant to them than either could imagine.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
72% on Rotten Tomatoes, 61 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$133 million worldwide on a $30 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 2.1 million people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Scott Derrickson
- Mason ThamesFinn
- Madeleine McGrawGwen
- Ethan HawkeGrabber
- Demián BichirArmando
- Miguel MoraErnesto
- Jeremy DaviesTerrence
- Arianna RivasMustang
- Maev BeatyBarbara
- Graham AbbeyKenneth
- James RansoneMax