7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Black Phone (2022)
The Black Phone (2022)
Overview
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's primary focus on individual resilience, the strength of familial bonds, and the necessity of personal action (including self-defense and a form of vigilante justice) in the face of a predatory threat and institutional shortcomings, aligns with right-leaning values.
The movie features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on individual characters and horror elements, rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or centering on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays genuine Christian faith through Gwen as a source of strength, hope, and even supernatural guidance, which is instrumental in the plot. While her father represents a hypocritical and abusive individual who misuses religious language, the narrative clearly distinguishes his failings from the positive aspects of faith, affirming the latter.
The Black Phone does not feature any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a child abductor and the supernatural efforts to escape him, with no discernible queer representation or subtext present in the story.
The film "The Black Phone" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a child abductor and the supernatural experiences of his victims and their families, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Black Phone" is an adaptation of Joe Hill's short story. All major characters, including Finney, Gwen, and The Grabber, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. No characters canonically or historically established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender in the film.
The film adapts a short story where character races were not explicitly defined for all roles. The casting choices for characters like Robin Arellano and Bruce Yamada align with the implied ethnicity of their names, rather than changing an established race from the source material. No race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
7.6
Critic Ratings
8.1
6.5
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