In this adaptation of the Stephen King story of the same name, Craig (Jaeden Martell, It: Chapter Two), a boy...
In this adaptation of the Stephen King story of the same name, Craig (Jaeden Martell, It: Chapter Two), a boy living in a small town, befriends the reclusive billionaire Mr. Harrigan (Donald Sutherland), the two bonding over books and an iPhone. When the older man passes away, Craig discovers he can still communicate with Mr. Harrigan through the same phone.
Directed and written by John Lee Hancock (The Little Things) and produced for Netflix by Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions, the film co-stars Kirby Howell-Baptiste (Killing Eve), Joe Tippett (Mare of Easttown), and Cyrus Arnold (Run Hide Fight).
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46 %65 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
51 %843 reviewsAudience score rating
"A good old-fashioned ghost story..."
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Slash Film
Slash Film"A strong start tapers off into a quiet and uneven morality fable..."
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Bloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting"Mr. Harrigan's Phone is more of a slow-burn – and it will be too slow for many – which tightens the tension acceptably, while never threatening to turn into any sort of shocker."
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Stuff
Stuff"Less a chiller than a diverting drama about technology with things that go bump in the night..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Some may not go with this veering plot, but those who love Stephen King will enjoy the leap into speculative fiction."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"A call to be swiftly ignored."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Downcast and thoroughly dreadful..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"A smart Stephen King adaptation."
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CNN
CNN"An old-fashioned ghost story that sadly just phones it in."
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IGN
IGN"Stephen King fans will respond immediately to the atmosphere writer-director John Lee Hancock creates at the outset..."
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Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal"Not a call worth answering."
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Film School Rejects
Film School Rejects"Hancock and his cast effectively convey the essence of King’s story..."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"This horror film has nothing interesting to offer."
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Times of India
Times of India"(The film) might have succeeded better if it didn’t completely collapse into boomer-style commentary."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"I would much rather have read this than watched it."
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NPR
NPRMr. Harrigan’s Phone | Details
- Rating
- PG-13,
- Runtime
- 105
- Genre
- Horror
- Country of origin
- USA
- Studio
- Netflix Original
