Black Phone 2 vs The Grudge
Black Phone 2 has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 5.4/10 for The Grudge). The Grudge is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 54m. The Grudge is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Demián Bichir.
Black Phone 2
The Grudge| Black Phone 2 | The Grudge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 5.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Scott Derrickson | Nicolas Pesce |
| Main cast | Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, Anna Lore, Demián Bichir, Mason Thames | William Sadler, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Demián Bichir, Lin Shaye |
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.
The Grudge
After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the mysterious case, only to discover that the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost. Now targeted by the demonic spirits, the detective must do anything to protect herself and her family from harm.
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