Mr. Harrigan's Phone 2022

Some connections never die.

6.439 / 10   760 vote(s)
PG-13
Drama Thriller Horror Mystery

Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.

Homepage https://www.netflix.com/title/81288353
Release Date 2022-10-05
Runtime 1h 45m
Directors John Lee Hancock, John Schwartzman, Joseph P. Reidy, Anthony Raymond
Producers Ryan Murphy, Jason Blum, Stephen King, Amy Sayres, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, Carla Hacken, Scott Greenberg
Writers Stephen King, John Lee Hancock

When to call a friend

This is not a summary, this is a review.

Do not expect action; do not expect much splatter, horror, or plot twists.

"Mr. Harrigan's Phone" is a coming-of-age story, and a reflection about loneliness, friendship, memories, guilt, death, modern communication, and what it does to us. It walks the line between slightly supernatural, and fully human.

It takes its time, is well filmed and acted, and does not try to be anything else.

And that's it. C C C sT

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