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Overall Rank: 21271

Average Rating: 2.1/4

# of Ratings: 14

Theatrical Release Date: 07/08/2016

Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 09/27/2016

Language: English

Genre: Action, Horror

MPAA Rating: R

Director: Tod Williams

Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack, Isabelle Fuhrman, Stacy Keach, Catherine Dyer, Griffin Freeman

Plot: A mysterious signal pulsates across cell phones nationwide and those affected become a ravenous, murderous hive. In New England, an artist, along with a small group of survivors who have avoided the signal, head north for sanctuary and hopefully to track down the artist's young son. -- Chris Kavan

Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/28/2024

Not the worst Stephen King adaptation but certainly not amongst the better ones, either. The problem is the film is just so... bland - even the opening "here comes the apocalypse" where things go from bad to worse is laughably terrible and things don't get any better from there. The film feels both rushed and poorly paced - the film went through plenty of development hell - and maybe it just should have stayed there.

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 08/06/2023

Get ready to see one of the best worst Stephen King adaptations around. One that's ineptly made while generating not even the slightest bit of fear. The special effects are made-for-TV cheap and the writing makes the "Sharknado" movies look smart. This King story should have never left the page.

Matthew Brady - wrote on 07/02/2016

Just watch 1408 instead.

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It wasn't what I expected ...

ikkegoemikke - wrote on 06/28/2016

"I thought when you get older, the nightmares go away. No, they still happen. They just grow up, too."

Aren't you a real Stephen King fan or a zombie fanatic? Best you avoid this film. Something the majority in this movie better had done, when receiving a call. "Cell" is an adaptation of a Stephen King book. And I was eagerly looking forward to this one. Unfortunately I stopped reading halfway the book. Not because it was bad (After all, it's still a Stephen King book), but due to a lack of time. That's the biggest drawback when reading a book. You have to have some free time. And that's just something I don't have unfortunately. The advantage of a book is that the build-up goes gradually, there's room for in-depth descriptions and the characters of different personages can be …