Cell

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Cell

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2016,

1h 38m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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In a Boston airport, a character named Clay, played by Cusack, observes an electronic signal that causes cellphone users to commit acts of violence. Clay and a train driver, played by Jackson, travel through the city to locate Clay's family while avoiding the violent individuals.

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Critics Consensus

Shoddily crafted and devoid of suspense, Cell squanders a capable cast and Stephen King's once-prescient source material on a bland rehash of zombie cliches.

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Steve Greene

IndieWire

Jan 1, 2017

C-

This is the undead equivalent of fast food. Some might find comfort in all these known quantities. Those looking for anything of substance would do better to wait for an upgrade.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Oct 10, 2016

1/5

A deeply silly horror movie.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Aug 28, 2016

2/5

The slapdash quality to the plotting is matched by the inept film-making - the dialogue is frequently inaudible, the night scenes murkily lit.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Apr 11, 2022

0.5/4

The film's lifelessness and sloppiness represent an all-time-low for King adaptations, which is saying something.

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

Feb 18, 2022

1/5

Cheap production values underline the suspicion that this started out as an earnest attempt to adapt the book, and devolved into a mediocre zombie film in a world overrun with mediocre zombie films.

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

Jul 6, 2021

It feels like they had one day too few too shoot it, one dollar too little, one hot cappuccino two degrees too cold delivered to John Cusack's trailer just a minute too late to put him in the right mood on the first day of shooting

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Anakin S

Apr 10, 2019

watched this... horrible horrible.... horrible mistake... now I want my wasted time back so I can waste it somewhere else. its so bad I wish I could just unwatch it or forget completely about it.

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Abraham S

Feb 17, 2019

Rotten tomatoes can fuck them selves and their mothers. Cell is a great movie with a very unique way of showing horror mixed with the apocalypse as well as having a different type of zombie film we never seen before. The zombies are not just a horde of zombies but a family of zombies that works in unique ways with one of them being telepathic.

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George W

Oct 27, 2018

Weird movie. The story makes absolutely no sense and the acting is just plain bad. I was confused about everything from the zombies to the apocalypse and the entire cell phone concept. I'm not sure what the movie was hoping to achieve but it definitely didn't get there as Cell is a terrible waste of time.

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Abraham L

Sep 30, 2018

I'm a sucker for zombie movies and Stephen King, but this was just OK. Good concept.

Rey R

Aug 26, 2018

From the standpoint of contemporary zombie movies, as ubiquitous "action flick", it's certainly a good watch. Approaching it as another story within the "zombie movie/TV universe it's a solid installment. However... I think George Romero would have appreciated the contemporary metaphor, warts and all. It's seemingly heavy handed, no doubt; the flaws and tropes are certainly there if one chooses go looking for them. Nevertheless, it does speak to contemporary concerns (to state those concerns would be to give the whole thing away) in the same way that Romero's movies spoke to the concerns of his day. I don't have to expect the same level of subtle social commentary George Romero imbued his zombie movies with. That's just not fair. I do respect this valiant and, yes, successful homage to his legacy, though. Stephen King's screenplay appears to be a valiant homage to George Romero's legacy and worthy of a screening.

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Leia R

Aug 25, 2018

As a movie the acting is kinda bland and weird, not really sure how to describe it. But if you like zombie movies you should watch this.

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Synopsis

In a Boston airport, a character named Clay, played by Cusack, observes an electronic signal that causes cellphone users to commit acts of violence. Clay and a train driver, played by Jackson, travel through the city to locate Clay's family while avoiding the violent individuals.

Director: Tod Williams
Producer: Richard Saperstein, Michael Benaroya, Brian Witten, Shara Kay
Screenwriter: Stephen King, Adam Alleca
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Benaroya Pictures, Genre Company
Rating: R (Disturbing Violent Content|Brief Sexuality|Language|Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2016
Runtime: 1h 38m

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