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Talk to Me

Name: Talk to Me
Released: 2023-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 7.1

You call. They'll answer.

2023 • 95 min • ★ 7.1 (3,944) • Released

Horror Thriller

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

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Original title: Talk to Me
Language: EN
Country: AU
Budget: $4,500,000
Revenue: $91,959,188

Reviews & Ratings 6

daniel_carr

Dec 30, 2025 · via TMDB

★ 1.0

This film didn't last 5min (I usually give a film 10min). There is a line and in film with dirty jokes and violence like chopping heads off there is a right and a wrong way of doing it. In the sci-fi fantasy genre I'm no stranger to violence I was watching Alien, Predator, Terminator and Nightmare on Elm Street since I was 5. But this was really disturbing, and crossed that line. There are things you just don't show. Not like that!

justhappytobehere

Jan 22, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

A really fun and fresh feeling horror genre flick, with some really solid performances. Highlight is the effects and some of the seriously brutal violence in it. When the little kid is smashing himself to pieces, outstanding, well done, hats off. Show this to some 12 year old you know.

hamfaceman

Jan 4, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

An astute, and at times, creepy analysis of grief and addiction and the lengths people will go to cope with their loss. Good acting, good script, good direction and some effective scares make this movie a must see for horror fans!

Manuel São Bento

Aug 7, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-australias-talk-to-me-is-the-best-horror-film-of-2023-so-far/ "Talk to Me lives up to the tremendous hype from festivals and initial reactions around the world. Without a doubt, one of the scariest horror films in recent years! Impressive practical effects, superb makeup, hypnotizing performances – Sophie Wilde clearly stands out the most – and impeccable execution of truly shocking, gory, unpredictable moments of violence. It doesn't have the most imaginative screenplay within the "spirit-possessed characters" subgenre and leaves some meaningful themes unexplored, but it's definitely one of this year's must-see horror flicks. Danny and Michael Philippou: remember their names!" Rating: A-

CinemaSerf

Aug 6, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

When a group of kids get together under the thumb of the rather odious "Hayley" (Zoe Terakes) they are presented with a ceramic hand - that apparently encases a real one - that acts as a portal to a dimension in which live the dead. They have discovered that no harm can be done if they stick to a time limit, exceed that - and well they are in virgin and potentially perilous territory. Following on from her best friend "Jade" (Alexandra Jensen) who has a go, it falls to "Mia" (Sophie Wilde) and after the most bizarre of personally traumatic connections, she is soon addicted to the experience and is also soon providing a conduit that is causing havoc within their group - not least for poor young "Riley" (Joe Bird) who ends up needing danger money - and a soft play area! Wilde does quite well here and though the rest of the acting isn't really up to much, the story has an originality to it that genuinely creates a new avenue for a genre that has been really suffering from same old, same old storytelling of late. Bird is by far the star here - even if he is incapacitated for much of it, and the aforementioned Terakes creates a character I'd cheerfully throttle. There's too much dialogue and it's very very score-heavy which did annoy after a while, but it's at times quite scary and definitely worth a watch around Halloween on the telly.

Chris Sawin

Jul 25, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

_Talk to Me_ is a brilliant and spine tingling evolution of _The Monkey’s Paw_ short story with an incredibly satisfying ending and a scene stealing performance from Sophie Wilde. Aaron McLisky’s cinematography featuring a ghoulish incline at just the right time makes _Talk to Me_, which is already a well-written nightmare and unique plunge into personal hell, visually and uniquely chilling. **Full review:** https://bit.ly/emotklat

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Keywords 23

addiction adelaide australia body horror cautionary tale dead parent death of mother disembodied hand female friendship female protagonist found footage generation z grief mental health modern australia peer pressure possession self mutilation self-harm social media suicide supernatural horror teenager trauma

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Cast 31

Sophie Wilde

Mia

Alexandra Jensen

Jade

Joe Bird

Riley

Otis Dhanji

Daniel

Miranda Otto

Sue

Zoe Terakes

Hayley

Chris Alosio

Joss

Marcus Johnson

Max

Alexandria Steffensen

Rhea

Ari McCarthy

Cole

Sunny Johnson

Duckett

Jett Gazley

Alex Varolli

Kidaan Zelleke

Aunty Lee

Sarah Brokensha

Fiona

Jodie Dry

Mrs. Falk

Harli Ames

The Sad Man

Leeanna Walsman

Elizabeth Spirit (voice)

Jacek Koman

Burke Spirit (voice)

Jude Turner

Possessed Boy on Phone