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- 2003
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 21 m
- 2003
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 21 m
Summary Set entirely within and around the confines of a New York City phone booth, this film follows Stu Shepard (Farrell), a low-rent media consultant who is trapped after being told by a caller - a serial killer with a sniper rifle - that he'll be shot dead if he hangs up. (20th Century Fox)
Directed By: Joel Schumacher
Written By: Larry Cohen
- 2003
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 21 m
- 2003
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 21 m
Phone Booth
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8.7
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Summary Set entirely within and around the confines of a New York City phone booth, this film follows Stu Shepard (Farrell), a low-rent media consultant who is trapped after being told by a caller - a serial killer with a sniper rifle - that he'll be shot dead if he hangs up. (20th Century Fox)
Directed By: Joel Schumacher
Written By: Larry Cohen
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
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54% Positive
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
56
54% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
34% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
11% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
What keeps Phone Booth going, despite its premise, is the acting and the writing, both of which are top-notch.
The movie is essentially a morality play, and it's not a surprise to learn that Larry Cohen, the writer, came up with the idea 20 years ago--when there were still phone booths and morality plays.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 505 User Ratings
8.7
87% Positive
437 Ratings
437 Ratings
9% Mixed
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44 Ratings
5% Negative
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 505 User Ratings
8.7
87% Positive
437 Ratings
437 Ratings
9% Mixed
44 Ratings
44 Ratings
5% Negative
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
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A tabloidy, nail-biting thriller.
Loud and frantic and filled with all sorts of business, but it's also empty and inert, a creative exercise that would have played better as a 30-minute short.
Without question, the whole thing's absurd -- this is, remember, about a guy stuck in a phone booth -- but for its first 40 minutes or so it's also mildly entertaining, fueled by the nuttiness of the setup and Schumacher's energy.
Bogus on every level, right down to its half-hearted trick ending.
With the restrictions of the phone booth, Joel Schumacher does a fine job of stylish direction and brevity. Colin Farrell may just give the performance of his entire career.
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"Phonebooth" demonstrates that Director Joel Schumacher, despite the massive Cliches and disjointed script he created, can actually direct decent movies.
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Production Company
Fox 2000 Pictures,
Zucker/Netter Productions
Release Date Apr 4, 2003
Duration 1 h 21 m
Rating R
Tagline A ringing phone has to be answered.
Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 3 Nominations
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Nomination
