Cell
(2016)
Overview
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.
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iamnotapixel
June 11, 2016
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 …
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Gimly
⭐ 3/10February 6, 2017
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.
John Chard
⭐ 3/10February 21, 2017
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…
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r96sk
⭐ 4/10March 24, 2022
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 Jac…
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gigoran
⭐ 7/10November 20, 2022
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… read the rest.
kendallgibson
⭐ 3/10August 21, 2026
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… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
$1,133,031