John Cusack

Samuel L. Jackson

Isabelle Fuhrman

Owen Teague

Clark Sarullo

Anthony Reynolds

Erin Elizabeth Burns

Stacy Keach

Alex ter Avest

Wilbur Fitzgerald

Joshua Mikel

Catherine Dyer

Griffin Freeman

Ethan Andrew Casto

Lloyd Kaufman

Mark Ashworth

E. Roger Mitchell

Gaby Leyner

Rey Hernandez

Frederick C. Johnson Jr.

Michael Beasley

Mandi Christine Kerr

Brian Boland

Alexis Humphrey

Tony McFarr

Elizabeth Davidovich

Shellita Boxie

Maya Santandrea

Marcelle Coletti

Danya Bateman

John Ross

Jennifer Badger

Jwaundace Candece

Greg Tresan

Remington Steele

Tammie Baird

Scott Loeser

Damita Jane Howard

Tod Williams

Adam Alleca

Stephen King

Jasi Cotton Lanier

Christopher C. Padilla

Ashley Rae Trisler

Michael Benaroya

Shara Kay

Richard Saperstein

Brian Witten

James Lejsek

Ben Insler

Alex Banuelos

Michael Simmonds

Jacob Craycroft

Tara Feldstein Bennett

Chase Paris

John Collins

Alex McCarroll

Kristen McGary

Lorraine Coppin

Forrest Hill

Matthew Silva

André Freitas

Armen Aghaeian

Paddy Cullen

Laurence Freed

Xavier Gens

Marina Grasic

Tyler A. Hawes

Jan Korbelin

Edward Mokhtarian

Brian Pope

Ben Sachs

Geno Tazioli

Andy Ross

Mark Leyner

Stephen Hays

Peter Graham

Shunika Terry

Lawrence Davis

Suzanna Boykin

Kimberly Jones

Tracy Ewell

Andi Crumbley

Gareth Rhys Jones

Warren Shaw

Michael Barry

Caius Man

Carlye Archibeque

Matthew Waterson

Tammy Sutton

Jeff Crumbley

Bob Gorelick

Richard Foreman Jr.

Mike Pearce

Gail Hunter

Carol Tresan

Latisha Fortune

Malika R. Cohen

Paul Bednarz

Philip Rothman

Justin Moshkevich

Debora Lilavois

Sonny Kompanek

Mark Baechle

Marcus Bagala

Mac Gordon

Dustin Pitan

Jason Fournet

David Hollingsworth

Aron Koszeg

James Lesage

Iliana Sanchez

Askia Won-Ling Jacob

Bruce Winant

Dann Fink

Greg Waddle

Mary F. Stankiewicz

David McLendon

Matthew McGinn

Chile' Manuel

Steve Kupfer

Adam Kogelman

Tom Jordan

Victor Bland

Irie Bailey

Dawson Towery

Russell Towery

Taylor Towery

Andy Rusk

Bayland Rippenkroeger

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Science Fiction

Thriller

Cell

Cargo Entertainment

120dB Films

Benaroya Pictures

The Genre Co.

International Film Trust

United States of America

English

suicide

airport

based on novel or book

boston, massachusetts

drive-in theater

murder

cell phone

ice cream truck

virus

hostile

somber

intense

frightened

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 of the worst I've ever seen.

Gimly

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.

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 violence and blood, but it then turns into a travelogue movie where everybody either looks bored or is clearly doing it for the money. There's some good ideas at work but the film never delivers on its promise, even serving up an ending that defies patience as well as logic. Being vague is a good thing if the pay off is worth the wait, unfortunately that isn't the case here. Epic fail and the actors and audience deserve better. 3/10

Very poor, despite the presence of John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.

'Cell' is basically '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/land-of-the-dead/" rel="nofollow">Land of the Dead</a>' 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 Jackson should be a good pairing, yet I don't even recall anything from their respective performances just minutes after watching. Both are capable of a lot better than this, especially Jackson. No-one sticks out behind that duo, though it's neat to see '<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Break" rel="nofollow">Prison Break</a>' actor Stacy Keach involved.

One to avoid, I'd say.

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 to add my 2 cents. It's not a 5 star movie. 3 and a half, or 4 at most. Go into it with an open mind. Your single viewing may surprise you

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Cell( 2016)

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Written by iamnotapixel on Sat Jun 11 2016

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