Black Phone 2
Film2025114 min

Black Phone 2

Taste attributes: horrorthrillerpsychologicaldetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricategrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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"Dead is just a word."

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, weighty horror film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Style & visuals: Gritty, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Mason ThamesMadeleine McGrawEthan HawkeDemián BichirMiguel Mora

Details

Genre
Horror
Year
2025
Runtime
114 min
Status
Released
Studio
Blumhouse Productions
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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