A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.
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Colin Farrell
Stu Shepard
Kiefer Sutherland
The Caller
Forest Whitaker
Captain Ramey
Radha Mitchell
Kelly Shepard
Katie Holmes
Pamela McFadden
Paula Jai Parker
Felicia
Arian Ash
Corky
Tia Texada
Asia
John Enos III
Leon
Richard T. Jones
Sergeant Cole
Director
Joel Schumacher
Screenplay
Larry Cohen
Tagline
"No options. No lies. No fear. No deals. Just keep talking."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$13,000,000
Revenue
$97,837,138
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures, Zucker/Netter Productions
The Movie Diorama
January 16, 2020
Phone Booth dials up its millennial tension through suspenseful confined calls. Joel Schumacher is a rather inconsistent director. Unusual, yet capricious. From ‘The Lost Boys’ to ‘Batman & Robin’, his career has been considerably scattershot in terms of quality. Phone Booth, whilst quintessentially being a product of its time, happens to be his most simplistic. An arrogant publicist is held hosta...
CaseyReese
February 5, 2023
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RalphRahal
December 14, 2024
"Phone Booth" starts off a bit slow in the first act, but it quickly picks up the pace and becomes more intense as it goes along. Colin Farrell and Forest Whitaker deliver fantastic performances that really bring the intensity to life. Kiefer Sutherland, who I know and love from 24, is chilling as the voice on the phone, adding a menacing layer even without much screen time. What’s also impr...
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