Cell
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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.
- ITsWhatiThoughtOctober 3, 2026Took me a few attempts to understand the ending but I love Sam J and John cusack together this film was brilliant, I’m more of a film watcher to understand things
- SirMonkalotSeptember 1, 2026Where do I begin with this movie? The only reason I watched this was because a friend of mine said he enjoyed it. When I looked it up and saw the never ending sea of awful reviews, I knew I had to watch it and see for myself. On paper, it shouldn’t be half bad, you got Sam Jackson, John Cusack and it’s based on a Stephen King story. These are all things I like. I think the biggest problem with this is that the story itself is kind of lame. They really went with “let’s take the figurative saying that Cellphones turn people into zombies and let’s make it LITERAL. And then turn it into a movie!”. Yeah… no. If you’re going to do something like that, you better KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK. It’s an okay premise and could probably make for an interesting movie but man did they mess this up. The dialogue was atrocious, none of the characters felt like real people that ever existed on any version of planet earth. Some of the things they said were just so dumb and one dimensional. “Don’t use your cellphones.” “Why?” “They did.” Oh and it’s not just the dialogue; the acting was terribly weak. None of the performances were enjoyable. Also, the movie is just so weirdly paced. Everything kind of happens at the beginning. And it’s weird that the characters figure things out REALLY quickly in the first 10 minutes. Then the second half was just a snooze fest. There were some parts that I found entertaining but the pacing just ruined any momentum the movie had. And then there’s the visual effects. I don’t particularly care if a movie has bad visual effects. It’s a low budget film, I can get past that. But added on top of all the rest, nope. Don’t bother with this. If you’re looking for hive mind zombies, go watch Colony. If you’re looking for something that dives deeper into hive mind, go watch Pluribus.
- Biohazardous.August 11, 2025This movie doesn't make a shred of sense. There is no consistency in the infected and new rules seem to come from nowhere. The characters are fine, but nowhere near enough to make up for everything else that went wrong.
- Force CloseJune 29, 2026I would say “Cell” is worth watching. I watched it twice, definitely enough moments to keep you entertained, has you rooting for the protagonist, the atmosphere is done well, there’s just not enough that’s unique with the film or cinematography to make it stand out. Overall I give it 2.5 stars, just average, serviceable, a good story but sort of a dull movie, watching the film does make me want to read the book though.
- Splitvision89June 18, 2026Starts out very strong, the first 30 minuets made me think this was going to be excellent. The next hour of the movie is terrible. Characters are boring, die stupidly, and refuse to see what is happening right in front of them. The ending also make zero sense.
- robertogomez119July 13, 2025Great movie, not for everyone, great script
- angelicapreiselApril 21, 2026Confusing ass movie but still worth the watch some of the acting is actually somewhat decent
- Mark FranceyMarch 24, 2026Good movie typically reminds me off 28 days later
- mandiekearnsmooreAugust 23, 2025Ridiculously bad adaptation of Kings foray into the ghoul/zombie genre
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Cell was released on June 10, 2016.
Cell was directed by Tod Williams.
Cell has a runtime of 1h 38m.
Cell was produced by Shara Kay, Richard Saperstein, Brian Witten, Michael Benaroya.
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.
The key characters in Cell are Clayton 'Clay' Riddell (John Cusack), Thomas 'Tom' McCourt (Samuel L. Jackson), Alice Maxwell (Isabelle Fuhrman).
Cell is rated R.
Cell is a Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller film.
Cell has an audience rating of 1.7 out of 10.
Cell has made $1.1M at the box office.