Black Phone 2 vs Case 39
Black Phone 2 has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.3/10 for Case 39). Case 39 is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 1h 54m. Case 39 is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Black Phone 2 | Case 39 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Scott Derrickson | Christian Alvart |
| Main cast | Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, Anna Lore, Demián Bichir, Mason Thames | Callum Keith Rennie, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, Adrian Lester, Renée Zellweger |
Synopsis
Black Phone 2
Four years after escaping The Grabber, Finney Blake is struggling with his life after captivity. When his sister Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp, the siblings become determined to solve the mystery and confront a killer who has grown more powerful in death and more significant to them than either could imagine.
Case 39
In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily assumes custody of Lilith while she looks for a foster family. However, Emily soon finds that dark forces surround the seemingly innocent girl, and the more she tries to protect Lilith, the more horrors she…
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