Mr. Harrigan's Phone(2022)
2022 · John Lee Hancock · 105 min
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.
Drama · Horror · Mystery
6.4989 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
0/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How Mr. Harrigan's Phone scares
It spends most of its runtime as a quiet coming-of-age drama about friendship and loss, only slowly letting a supernatural unease creep in around the edges. There's no chasing or physical danger here; the fear is quiet and comes from guilt, grief, and the eerie feeling that a text message might be answered by something it shouldn't. Don't expect jump scares or gore, this is more melancholy and unsettling than outright frightening. It's a good pick if you want something moody and thoughtful rather than a thrill ride.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Mr. Harrigan's Phone rates psychological 4/5, visceral 1/5, gore 0/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 0 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow, gentle drama that only gradually lets a quiet unease creep in, never turning into a nonstop scare-fest.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2.
How scary is Mr. Harrigan's Phone?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Mr. Harrigan's Phone rates 2/5 — moderately scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be restrained with gore and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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