120dB Films
Benaroya Pictures
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Cell
When everyone is connected no one is safe.
When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ensuing chaos after.
- Original title
- Cell
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- $1,133,031
kendallgibson
Aug 21, 2026 · via TMDB
Evil lurks everywhere... even in your *phone*! This movie should be used the next time America wants to torture a prisoner, because of how awful it is. Cusack exudes a primeval level of boredom, and Jackson overplays his hand as an A-lister (maybe he was practicing for when he literally has to phone it in... I don't know). If you're embarrassed to make a zombie movie, just say so! That way audiences don't have to sit through countless episodes of having to listen to needless exposition that your 'writer' forgot they already stated! At one point, I found myself desperately checking the settings of my TV because I thought it had broken -- the colors are *that* far off. To be kind, I will shout out the one scene I thought was clever: Oh yeah, there wasn't one.
gigoran
Nov 20, 2022 · via TMDB
After seeing the rotten tomatoes score I felt the need to come and rate this here. Is it the best movie in the world? No. Is it the worst? Heck no! For a movie straight to DVD and a low budget, it gets by well with 2 well known lead actors. The story itself is an original idea I have not seen before in a horror movie. It may be labeled as a horror, but there are no real scares. More of a thriller. I'm not a professional reviewer but I just wanted to add my 2 cents. It's not a 5 star movie. 3 and a half, or 4 at most. Go into it with an open mind. Your single viewing may surprise you
r96sk
Mar 24, 2022 · via TMDB
Very poor, despite the presence of John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. <em>'Cell'</em> is basically <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/land-of-the-dead/" rel="nofollow">Land of the Dead</a>'</em> without the proper zombies, at least that's what this 2016 flick kept reminding me of. That George A. Romero film is good, this Tod Williams release is not. It's a mess throughout and lacks any tension, freshness or uniqueness. Cusack and Jackson should be a good pairing, yet I don't even recall anything from their respective performances just minutes after watching. Both are capable of a lot better than this, especially Jackson. No-one sticks out behind that duo, though it's neat to see <em>'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Break" rel="nofollow">Prison Break</a>'</em> actor Stacy Keach involved. One to avoid, I'd say.
John Chard
Feb 21, 2017 · via TMDB
Brain Cell or Brain Drain? Well I haven't read the book but I like Stephen King, I like John Cusack and I like Samuel Jackson, so Cell seemed like a good choice for a late night cerebral chiller. How far off was I? As it happens, very! Suddenly cell phones are turning the populace into crazed homicidal maniacs, a small band of survivors try to stay alive and figure out what is going on... It starts off promisingly, with whirls of chaotic violence and blood, but it then turns into a travelogue movie where everybody either looks bored or is clearly doing it for the money. There's some good ideas at work but the film never delivers on its promise, even serving up an ending that defies patience as well as logic. Being vague is a good thing if the pay off is worth the wait, unfortunately that isn't the case here. Epic fail and the actors and audience deserve better. 3/10
Gimly
Feb 6, 2017 · via TMDB
I've never read _Cell_, so I'm not sure if this is an accurate adaptation of a bad Stephen King book, or just another inaccurate adaptation of a Stephen King book. But either way, it's bad. For a decent Cusack/Jackson team up in a King adaptation, just watch 1408. Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid if possible.
iamnotapixel
Jun 11, 2016 · via TMDB
This is another example of a Stephen King novel that has not translated well into film. It's the usual 'bogey man' from nowhere who gets inside you head and dreams, sent to create mayhem and destruction against the human race, who are being turned into crazed killers by a mysterious signal from their mobile phones! One man (Cusack) in search of his son, thinks he can save humanity! The story line seems random and the ending has to be one of the worst I've ever seen.
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John Cusack
Clayton 'Clay' Riddell
Samuel L. Jackson
Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
Isabelle Fuhrman
Alice Maxwell
Owen Teague
Jordan
Clark Sarullo
Sharon Riddell
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Tom Jordan
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Carol Tresan
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Russell Towery
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Bruce Winant
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Dann Fink
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Tara Feldstein Bennett
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John Cusack
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Xavier Gens
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Marcelo Zarvos
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Matthew Waterson
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Stephen King
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Adam Alleca
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