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Phone Booth, 2002

Starring: Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker

Directed by: Joel Schumacher

Written by: Larry Cohen

Language: English, Swahili

Country: USA

Runtime: 81 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:7.2

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Phone Booth can be described as suspenseful, tense, and scary. The plot revolves around hostages, mind games, and imprisonment or confinement. The main genres are thriller and crime. In approach, Phone Booth is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. It is located in New York. Phone Booth takes place in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that Phone Booth involves mild violent content.

Summary of Phone Booth

Joel Schumacher (8 MM, FALLING DOWN) directs this suspense drama set in New York City's Times Square. A wannabe hotshot entertainment publicist who's more intent on posturing for his unpaid assistant than he is in actually working, Stu Shepherd (Colin Farrell) ducks into a phone booth to make his regular afternoon call to his girlfriend (Katie Holmes). Stu stops in the same phone booth at the same time every day to flirt with the young girl, who does not know that Stu is happily married with no intention of dating her seriously. When Stu says goodbye to his girl and sets down the receiver, he picks up a call from a threateningly sarcastic man with a deep voice. This man seems to have been tracking Stu's visits to this booth every day, and suddenly Stu knows that his secrets are no longer his own. Soon, the caller identifies himself as a sniper and begins shooting. Police are called in, and Stu must use his PR skills in a final test to get out of the booth, alive. This compelling drama, expertly crafted for maximum tension, will keep audiences nervously awaiting its outcome, unable to look away from the screen for even a moment.

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Language:	English, Swahili
Country:	USA
Release date:	11 March 2003
Runtime:	81 min

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Colin Farrell

as Stu Shepard

Forest Whitaker

as Captain Ed Ramey

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Forest Whitaker and Colin Farrell in Phone Booth (2002)

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Colin Farrell, John Enos III and Arian Ash in Phone Booth (2002)

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Washington Post

What keeps Phone Booth going, despite its premise, is the acting and the writing, both of which are top-notch. Full Review

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by: Michael O'Sullivan

Rolling Stone

Farrell is a dynamo. And Kiefer Sutherland, whose sniper role is essentially a voice on the phone, matches Farrell subtle shift for subtle shift. Full Review

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by: Peter Travers

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A few things you should know about Phone Booth. Throughout the movie, the camera pretty much stays around the phone booth. Like it or hate it, that is the center of the story. Some parts in this movie have gimmicky camerawork (Such as switching on... Read and rate it

22.March.2009
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by: Matthew
Matthew rated this movie8/10Great

happen to like this movie then you should check out the movie where I believe they got this idea from. The movie is Liberty Stands Still. It kind of flew under the radar but both movies are similar. Read and rate it

18.March.2009
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by: Kevin
Kevin rated this movie8/10Great

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