‘Black Phone 2’ Rotten Tomatoes Verified Audience Score Thread

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Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter: Hot

Audience Says: N/A

Verified Audience Score History:

• 87% (4.3/5) at 250+

Rotten Tomatoes: Certified Fresh

Critics Consensus: Taking the consequences of its predecessor seriously, Black Phone 2 is a chilling sequel that mines memorable scares and thought-provoking themes from the scars that linger.

Metacritic: 59 (31 Reviews)

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.

Four-time Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke returns to the most sinister role of his career as The Grabber seeks vengeance on Finn (Mason Thames) from beyond the grave by menacing Finn’s younger sister, Gwen (Madeleine McGraw).

As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, the headstrong 15-year-old Gwen 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.

Determined to solve the mystery and end the torment for both her and her brother, Gwen persuades Finn to visit the camp during a winter storm. There, she uncovers a shattering intersection between The Grabber and her own family’s history. Together, she and Finn must confront a killer who has grown more powerful in death and more significant to them than either could imagine.

CAST:

• Ethan Hawke as The Grabber
• Mason Thames as Finney
• Madeleine McGraw as Gwen
• Demián Bichir as Armando
• Miguel Moraas as Ernesto Arellano
• Jeremy Davies as Terrence
• Arianna Rivas as Mustang

DIRECTED BY: Scott Derrickson

SCREENPLAY BY: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill

BASED ON CHARACTERS CREATED BY: Joe Hill

PRODUCED BY: Jason Blum, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Joe Hill, Adam Hendricks, Ryan Turek

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Pär M. Ekberg

PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Patti Podesta

EDITED BY: Louise Ford

COSTUME DESIGNER: Amy Andrews

MUSIC BY: Atticus Derrickson

RUNTIME: 114 Minutes

RELEASE DATE: October 17, 2025