When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ensuing chaos after.
Practical Effects
Zombie choreography that swings between competent and accidentally hilarious
Production
Boston locations doing heavy lifting the budget couldn't
Director
Tod Williams
John Cusack
Clayton 'Clay' Riddell
Samuel L. Jackson
Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
Isabelle Fuhrman
Alice Maxwell
Owen Teague
Jordan
Clark Sarullo
Sharon Riddell
Anthony Reynolds
Ray
Erin Elizabeth Burns
Denise
Stacy Keach
Charles Ardai
Alex ter Avest
Chloe
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Geoff
Joshua Mikel
Raggedy Man
Catherine Dyer
Sally
Griffin Freeman
Mike Mattick
Ethan Andrew Casto
Johnny Riddell
Lloyd Kaufman
Bystander
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stephen King wrote the screenplay himself, then publicly disowned the final film—rare for an author with his clout.
The 2016 release date made this feel like a decade-late commentary on smartphones; by then Black Mirror had already eaten this lunch.
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