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6.4A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims to have been kidnapped – and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.
Released: 2004-09-0694 minDir: David R. EllisAction, Thriller, Drama, CrimeBudget: $25.0MBox office: $57.7M
Cast
- Kim Basinger as Jessica Martin
- Chris Evans as Ryan Hewitt
- Jason Statham as Ethan
- William H. Macy as Sgt. Bob Mooney
- Noah Emmerich as Jack Tanner
- Valerie Cruz as Dana Bayback
Themes
- police
- psychopath
- bank
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Cellular is a 2004 American action thriller film directed by David R. Ellis. The film stars Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, William H. Macy with Noah Emmerich, Richard Burgi, Valerie Cruz and Jessica Biel. The screenplay was written by Chris Morgan, based on a story by Larry Cohen.
The film follows a female science teacher who is kidnapped by home invaders, but manages to randomly phone a young man and call for help. The man must maintain the call for the long time, before realizing that the kidnappers are dirty cops, working for the Los Angeles Police Department. The film then follows a struggle for survival between several desperate characters.
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2004 action thriller films2004 American films2004 crime thriller films2004 English-language films2004 filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversAmerican action thriller filmsAmerican crime thriller filmsEnglish-language action thriller filmsEnglish-language crime thriller filmsFilms about educatorsFilms about kidnapping in the United States