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Synopsis

Four years ago, 13-year-old Finn killed his abductor and escaped, becoming the sole survivor of The Grabber. But true evil transcends death … and the phone is ringing again.

Cast

  • Ethan Hawke
  • Mason Thames
  • Jeremy Davies
  • Arianna Rivas
  • Madeleine McGraw
  • Demián Bichir
  • Anna Lore
  • Miguel Mora
  • Graham Abbey
  • Maev Beaty
Moviegoers are saying
This horror sequel delivers a polarizing experience that has audiences either completely hooked or left wanting more from the original. While many praise its intensely creepy atmosphere and compare it favorably to classics like 'Nightmare on Elm Street' and 'Sinister,' others feel it doesn't quite live up to its predecessor's standards, with some calling for more scenes with the mysterious 'Grabber' character.
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Heart-Pounding
Nightmare-Fuel
Sequel-Worthy
Edge-of-Seat
Grabber-Obsessed
Classic-Horror-Vibes
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better than the first

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Definitely A 10/10 Very creepy scary And Funny All In One.!

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Metacritic

38
Oct 16, 2025

If The Black Phone dabbles in crimes that are taboo, even unforgivable in its depiction of brutality against innocent children, Black Phone 2 commits its own unforgivable crime of being dreadfully boring. This movie is a snooze — and not just because all of the action takes place entirely during Gwen’s dreams.

Metacritic review by Katie Walsh
Katie Walsh
The Seattle Times
72
Oct 8, 2025

The sequel loses the small-scale, intense focus in favor of The Conjuring-level supernatural effects and action. At its best, it’s much scarier than the first movie. But it also comes with a level of full-on action-goofiness that Derrickson and Cargill avoided in Black Phone.

Tasha Robinson
Polygon
67
Sep 21, 2025

A complaint that’s also common to contemporary horror films nags at The Black Phone 2, in that all of the best things about this movie come from other movies, whether they be the creative team’s previous efforts or iconic titles from decades past.

Katie Rife
IndieWire