• Director(s)

    Scott Derrickson

  • Production Year

    2021

  • Genre(s)

    Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    99m

  • Cast

    Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, James Ransone, Jeremy Davies

Film

The Black Phone

child abduction theme, strong threat, violence, language, domestic abuse

A boy is captured by a serial killer and held prisoner in his cellar in this dark and unsettling horror film. Despite the macabre and relentless threat, the killer does not harm child victims on screen.…

A boy is captured by a serial killer and held prisoner in his cellar in this dark and unsettling horror film. Despite the macabre and relentless threat, the killer does not harm child victims on screen.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

discrimination

drugs

sex

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide and self-harm

  • Director(s)

    Scott Derrickson

  • Production Year

    2021

  • Genre(s)

    Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    99m

  • Cast

    Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, James Ransone, Jeremy Davies

child abduction theme, strong threat, violence, language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
10/06/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
violence
A man is hit over the head with an axe. A man falls down a hole and breaks his ankle. A person is hit over the head with an object before being strangled. There are also scenes of bullying in which groups of boys attack and hit other children, including a girl. There is a strong scene of domestic abuse in which a father repeatedly hits his daughter with a belt. There are also images of strong injury detail including a severed throat and gashes on the bodies of children.
threat and horror
An adult man physically threatens a boy. There are tense scenes in which a boy attempts to escape his abductor. A man threatens to physically harm a child.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as strong language ('f**k', 'cocksucker'), and milder terms.
theme
Child abduction is the main theme of the film. There are frequent references to a 'grabber' as well as scenes in which an adult man grooms and kidnaps children. A boy is held hostage in a basement against his will and tormented by a killer. There are also references to child murder and threats of violence directed towards children. There is no strong suggestion of sexual threat.
additional issues
There is infrequent discriminatory language ('fag'), brief suicide references and occasional sex references. A man snorts cocaine.
child abduction theme, strong threat, violence, language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
violence
A man is hit over the head with an axe. A man falls down a hole and breaks his ankle. A person is hit over the head with an object before being strangled. There are also scenes of bullying in which groups of boys attack and hit other children, including a girl. There is a strong scene of domestic abuse in which a father repeatedly hits his daughter with a belt. There are also images of strong injury detail including a severed throat and gashes on the bodies of children.
threat and horror
Child abduction is the main theme of the film. There are frequent references to a 'grabber' as well as scenes in which an adult man grooms and kidnaps children. A boy is held hostage in a basement against his will and tormented by a killer. There are also references to child murder and threats of violence directed towards children. There is no strong suggestion of sexual threat. There are tense scenes in which a boy attempts to escape his abductor.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as strong language ('f**k', 'cocksucker'), and milder terms.
discrimination
There is infrequent discriminatory language ('fag').
drugs
A man snorts cocaine.
additional issues
There is infrequent discriminatory language ('fag'), brief suicide references and occasional sex references. A man snorts cocaine.
Classified Date:
17/06/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
28/04/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
27/04/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
11/10/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

  • Classified date

    26/09/2022

  • Language

    English