Phone (Pon)

Phone (Pon) (2002)

  • 63% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 62% of users liked it
    (6,190 ratings)

Ahn Byeong-ju's Pon (Phone) is a psychological horror film. Ha Ji-weon portrays Ji-weon, an investigative reporter who is receiving unsettling calls on her cellular phone. Ji-weon's decision to stay with friends for a while leads to the friends' child Yeong-ju (Eun Seo-woo) being traumatized after… More

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R, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By
Byeong-Ki Ahn
Genres
Art House & International, Horror
In Theaters
Jul 26, 2002 Wide
On DVD
Jan 25, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • Johnny Butane, Dread Central

    If you're a fan of modern Asian horror, I'm sure you'll check it out anyway, just keep in mind that it may not be as effective as you hope.

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Apesar de alongar-se demais (chegando a incluir uma subtrama totalmente dispensável), o filme reserva boas surpresas e conta com a ótima atuação da pequena Seo-woo Eun.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    Typically baffling Asian horror flick...

  • Brian Thomas, Now Playing Magazine

    The climax features some nice moments, including a terrific corpse discovery scene, but by then it's too late.

  • Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com

    While there are no punches pulled when it comes to the bloody horror, Phone rings truest in its nerve-tingling suspense.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • xGary X


    A journalist hiding out from a paedophile ring she exposed changes her number and begins receiving disturbing calls that seem to affect her young neice. Phone is basically Ringu with a mobile, and that's all you really need to know. It lifts elements directly from that film, Ju… More

  • Bruce B


    This is an outstanding Film. As with all Asia Horror US writers have a lot to learn from our fellow film makers in the west. No doubt someone will copy this korean made film that falls along with Ju-On and The Ring. Intense thriller is more like it, but ending gets a little creepy. A… More

  • Lady D


    Possibly the best part of this film was the last 10 minutes. It?s a watchable story which was not as predicatble as I had anticipated, but a little drawn out.

  • Kylie B


    Although the beginning seemed cluttered and the two story branches didn't seem to fit together properly, it all makes sense at the end. Also features one of the most visually interesting corpse discovery scenes I've seen in a long time.

  • Drew S


    An effective, though somewhat derivative, Korean thriller. The scares slow down a little for a significant portion of the middle in order to communicate the plot, which is an interesting decision - the movie feels very complete as a result. Phone is a surprisingly coherent product,… More

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