Cell (film)
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| Directed by | Tod Williams |
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| Based on | Cell by Stephen King |
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| Cinematography | Michael Simmonds |
| Edited by | Jacob Craycroft |
| Music by | Marcelo Zarvos |
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| Distributed by | Saban Films |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million |
Cell is a 2016 American science fiction horror film based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Stephen King. The film is directed by Tod Williams, produced by John Cusack, with a screenplay by King and Adam Alleca. The film stars John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, and Isabelle Fuhrman. Cell is the second film adaptation of a King story to co-star Cusack and Jackson, after the 2007 film 1408.
The film was released on June 10, 2016 to video on demand, prior to a limited theatrical release scheduled for July 8, 2016. The story follows a New England artist struggling to reunite with his young son after a mysterious signal broadcast over the global cell phone network turns the majority of his fellow humans into mindless vicious animals.
Cell received negative reviews from critics upon its release.