As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, his sister begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp known as Alpine Lake.
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- DOAN FSDOctober 17, 2025The Grabber was more menacing when he was wrapped in reality. The first film was okay. The second film? Ethan Hawke and the extremely cool looking mask were unable to save it. You'll wonder what the point of it was, and it completely destroyed the chances of the first picture becoming a cult classic twenty years down the line.
- RipLinesManNovember 5, 2025Black Phone 2 plays like Event Horizon (1997) rewritten in frost and plywood, with Scott Derrickson turning a winter camp into a white corridor that keeps opening onto the pit while phones ring like alarms from a cursed engine room; Finney Blake and Gwen Blake act as the sane crew trying to seal the doors, Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw giving the story its steadiness, while the returning Grabber, embodied by Ethan Hawke, prowls like a Weir-figure lured by the red glow beyond the bulkhead, and the world around them fills out with Demián Bichir as Mando and Miguel Mora as Ernesto Arellano, witnesses to a gravity that pulls everyone back toward old harm; Paul W. S. Anderson’s Event Horizon is a masterpiece of cosmic damnation built on the duel between Captain Miller and Dr William Weir, and this sequel borrows that moral geometry to stage a patient, chilling argument about protocol versus rapture, with the snow creaking like metal under pressure and the frame tightening until every choice feels like stepping through a door that should stay shut.
- shirazesatNovember 8, 2025On its own merit, this is probably 4/10 but, due to the fact that many might watch this due to the excellent first installment, it should be a 2/10. With the budget, actors, and backstory, this really should have been better thought out. A serious disappointment, like many sequels of late. Sloppy storytelling with unrealistic character development.
- Hipster ZOMBIEOctober 26, 2025Sometimes you just can’t keep a good villain dead…such is the case with Black Phone 2. Taking a page straight out of the A Nightmare on Elm Street playbook, the Grabber goes full supernatural this time — and it works frighteningly well. The young cast absolutely owns it, especially Mason Thames as Finn and Madeleine McGraw as Gwen, who both bring real emotional grit to their characters’ evolution. This film sees Gwen really take hold of her mother’s empathic abilities using it to take center stage and even fight the Grabber. Finn is takes somewhat of backseat this time trying to deal with the fallout and traumatic events of the first film. And somehow Ethan Hawke cranks the creep factor up another notch — the man practically oozes nightmare fuel. This isn’t just a good sequel. It’s a gloves-off, shadow-whispering, sleep-ruining masterpiece. Easily one of the best horror films of 2025. If nothing else 2025 has been a great year for the horror genre!
- Austin BurkeOctober 24, 2025It delivers just enough slick style and a slow drip of horrifying imagery to keep franchise fans hooked. The performances are rock-solid, and Hawke is menacing when he shows up. The main gripes? A somewhat flat script and straying so far away from what made the original so succinct yet unique. That said, there is no denying the craft on display, and a fresh spin on familiar genre beats isn’t the worst idea for a sequel.
- rg94007d agoI'll be honest, I didn't love the first movie a ton. I went into this with low expectations, and I found that it exceeded them in some ways, and in other ways, it disappointed. This movie definitely feels more artistically inclined than its predecessor. There is some cool cinematography and slick set pieces. There was one sequence where the camera tilts and pans in such a clever way to pull in what's happening in the background. I didn't much care for some of the quick cut grainy sequences, but they led to some cool imagery as well. The soundtrack is pretty good as well. Scott Derrickson can really direct the visuals within a scene. The issue to me with this movie was its narrative. It weirdly lacks a lot of tension outside of the set pieces. There isn't this slow burn dread in the quieter moments, and it feels almost low stakes at times. Some people may claim it's because the movie is trying to be much more character oriented. For me, I think it largely is due to two culprits. First, the movie is long. At almost 2 hours, it really strains its runtime, especially considering how much actual plot there is. Second, a lot of the plot is borrowing from other famous movies, and so it feels somewhat predictable. It starts out compelling with this kind of mystery, but that is quickly resolved in an uninteresting way. However, despite that, I did like that it was trying to be more character focused. Mason Thames' Finney is decent as this person haunted by what happened before, and Ethan Hawke's transformation is still great. However, this movie is Madeleine McGraw's as Gwen, and she delivers. Honestly, this movie had so much going for it that it's a shame that it wasn't supported by a good enough plot. I think the first one might be more engaging, but I think I might have liked this one more because I value a lot of its strengths more than I do the actual plot.
- eyeofthetornadoNovember 14, 2025The sequel doubles down on the chaos: • More creepy masks ✔️ • More ominous phone calls from dead kids who somehow have better reception than living people ✔️ • And a storyline that screams, “Sure, why not?” ✔️✔️ By the time the final showdown happens, you’re convinced the Grabber and Freddy Krueger should just open a joint business called Nightmares & Kidnapping LLC, specializing in trauma packages with 80s aesthetics. Is the movie scary? Sometimes. Is it fun? Absolutely. Does it make sense? …Sir, this is a horror film.Enjoy… Looking forward to the 3rd call ☎️
- Enid&RichardNovember 4, 2025As a fan of the original, I found this one to be a somewhat decent sequel, despite its deviations from the original. It was unoriginal in its resemblance to Nightmare on Elm Street, with the antagonist being a demon residing within their dreams. While some individuals may find it frightening, I personally believe it lacks the originality of its predecessor. This could be summarized as the common pitfall of sequels failing to meet expectations.
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Black Phone 2 was released on October 15, 2025.
Black Phone 2 was directed by Scott Derrickson.
Black Phone 2 has a runtime of 1h 54m.
Black Phone 2 was produced by Jason Blum, C. Robert Cargill, Scott Derrickson.
As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, his sister begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp known as Alpine Lake.
The key characters in Black Phone 2 are Finney Blake (Mason Thames), Gwen Blake (Madeleine McGraw), The Grabber (Ethan Hawke).
Black Phone 2 is rated R.
Black Phone 2 is a Horror, Thriller, Suspense film.
Black Phone 2 has an audience rating of 8.2 out of 10.
Black Phone 2 had a budget of $30M.
Black Phone 2 has made $132.7M at the box office.