The Black Phone vs The Home

The Home has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.6/10 for The Black Phone). The Home is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 43m. The Black Phone is the older of the two (2022 against 2025). Both are horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Black Phone posterThe Black Phone2022 VS The Home posterThe Home2025
The Black PhoneThe Home
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 9.0/10
Year20222025
Length1h 43m1h 27m
GenresHorror, ThrillerHorror, Thriller
Country––
DirectorScott DerricksonMattias J. Skoglund
Main castEthan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, E. Roger MitchellBengt C.W. Carlsson, Anki Lidén, Philip Oros, Gizem Erdogan, Lottie Ejebrant

Synopsis

The Black Phone

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

The Home

Many years after leaving the small town behind, Joel returns to move his mother Monika, a home for the elderly struggling with dementia. However, Monika’s health takes a turn for the worse soon after her arrival. She experiences terrifying visions of her late husband, Joel’s abusive father, and begins exhibiting violent behavior. Joel begins to believe that something malevolent and supernatural has taken control of his mother. But with his own…

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