Black Phone 2 vs Sinister
Black Phone 2 has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.9/10 for Sinister). Sinister is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 1h 54m. Sinister is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Ethan Hawke.
Black Phone 2
Sinister| Black Phone 2 | Sinister | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Scott Derrickson | Scott Derrickson |
| Main cast | Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, Anna Lore, Demián Bichir, Mason Thames | Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Vincent D'Onofrio, James Ransone, Fred Thompson |
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.
Sinister
True-crime writer Ellison Oswald is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living…
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