Best Movies about Smartphone

Movies about Smartphone

Do you remember how cars became so mainstream that producers began to make movies about cars? Well, the same is happening with mobile phones. More and more movies about cell phones, mobile aps, and wireless networks, are being released. I have watched a handful, and they were quite entertaining. As a mobile phone connoisseur and reviewer, I find this sort of thing quite interesting.

The first movies about cell phones that I saw were JEXI and Countdown. Both also turned out to be stories that played on the fear of how our mobile phones could influence our lives. Great themes. Anyway, let’s jump to our list.

List of movies about cell phones

1. JEXI: First on my list of movies about cell phones is JEXI. This 2019 comedy and science fiction in one features a reclusive young man whose life revolves around his phone. he installs an artificial intelligent assistant app called JEXI, which helps him improve his social life, until it didn’t.
2. Countdown: This 2019 American horror features a Countdown app that tells people how much longer they have to live. It is all fun and games until people begin to die as predicted. Don’t download that ap!
3. BUŇKA: Featuring top stars, Samuel L. Jackson and John Cusack, this American movie tells the story of how a mysterious cell phone signal turns people into zombies. The movie was released in 2016.
4. Buněčný: Talking about star-studded movies about cell phones, Cellular delivers high-octane action, which is no surprise considering that Jason Statham is in it. This is a 2004 American film about an abducted schoolteacher who tries to get help with a dying phone. The movie also features Chris Evans (Captain America) and Kim Bassinger. It is one of the older films listed here, but it is also one of the most exciting.
5. Černý telefon: This is a 2022 horror movie in which an abducted teen is able to hear the voices of previous victims on a phone in the basement room he is held captive in. The wall telephone is not exactly a cell phone, but we are permitted to cheat like that. It features Ethan Hawke.
6. Aplikace: This 2013 thriller takes us through the story of how a student found a mysterious app on her phone. When she tries to delete it, people in her circle begin to die.
7. Call: Released in 2013, The Call is the story of an emergency services telephone operator who has to use her experience to save an abducted girl’s life. It is one of the few movies about cell phones that is not horror-themed.
8. Když cizinec volá: 2006 is a long time ago, but it was the year that this American movie about a teenage babysitter who starts receiving anonymous telephone calls. the story is inspired by the real life story that resulted in the mysterious death of a babysitter.
9. 2.0: In this 2018 Indian movie, mobile phones begin to fly out of people’s hands and experts are called in to help find out what is behind the phenomenon.
10. Jeden zmeškaný hovor: What do you do when you receive a strange voice message in your own voice but from a future date. You will probably freak out. Well, you should prepare to go up against aliens. One Missed Call is a 2003 American movie and the oldest of the movies about cell phones that I know of. Now, that is old, but it is a movie that will cause the hair on your skin to rise.
11. Telefon: This is a 2002 South Korean horror movie (again!) in which a woman finds out that every single person before her who had owned her cell phone number had died in sudden and mysterious ways. And so begins the battle for her life.
12. Telefon pana Harrigana: Last on our list of movies about cell phones is Mr. Harrigan’s Phone. Released in 2022, this American movie shows us how a young boy befriend an elderly billionaire, who gives him a mobile phone in gratitude. However, when the rich old man dies, the boy discovers that he can communicate with him using the cell phone.

There is a thread that runs through most of these movies about cell phones and mobile apps; almost all of them have a factor of mystery or horror in them. While not all of them have the theme, but the fear factor of how a phone, an app, or a telephone call might hijack your life, or wreck it. Is anyone working on a movie about a superhero whose powers derive from or are channelled through a cell phone, a smartwatch, or electromagnetic waves of wireless networks? Something along the lines of Green Lantern (who is getting some more screen time in the new DC universe). I’d love to see that.

5 Films Shot with a Smartphone

Filmmakers Who Opted to use a Smartphone to Shoot Their Films

While it’s nice to have access to state-of-the-art equipment and specialty lenses, some filmmakers are choosing to take their skills and apply them to the camera in their pocket. That’s right. We’re talking about shooting movies on a smartphone.

Nearly 81% of Americans carry a smartphone in their pockets. Just nine years ago, that number was only 35%. Smartphones are cheaper and easier to buy than ever, becoming a must-have item in the 21st century.

For filmmakers, it also means having an advanced camera in their pocket. While most are still opting for a traditional lens and camera kit, there are a few filmmakers who have taken the camera in their hand and turned it toward the silver screen.

Right now, as filmmakers, you might be struggling to get access to film equipment. If you’re taking classes from home, your smartphone might be the only option you have for creating content. Luckily, smartphone filmmaking can be just as engaging as shooting with the best equipment.

5 Movies Shot on a Smartphone

We picked five films shot on a smartphone that we think are worth seeing—especially if you’re going to try your hand at mobile filmmaking yourself.

Unsane

Režie Steven Soderbergh

As you might predict from the name, Unsane is a psychological horror film about a woman confined to a mental health hospital after she was pursued by a stalker. It was released in February 2018 in Berlin and went on to earn $14.3 million at the box office. Unsane was shot on an iPhone 7 Plus, using the app FiLMiC Pro—entirely in secret by director Steven Soderbergh.

Vysoko létající pták

Režie Steven Soderbergh

Another Steven Soderbergh original, Vysoko létající pták is a sports drama film that debuted in 2019. The story follows a sports agent who faces unemployment. In 72 hours, he must help a new rookie find his place in the NBA if he wants to have a chance at keeping a job. Vysoko létající pták didn’t do nearly as well as Nepředvídatelné, despite Netflix picking it up less than two weeks after it premiered in January 2019. This time, Soderbergh used an iPhone 8 to shoot the entire 91 minutes.

Mandarinka

Režie: Sean Baker

Shot on three iPhone 5s models, Mandarinka was one of the first films shot on smartphones in 2015. The story of a transgender sex worker trying to find the pimp who broke her heart, Mandarinka won two Gotham Awards and an Indie Spirit Award. Both a comedy and a drama, the 88 minutes of iPhone footage earned over $940,000 at the box office.

Hledání Sugar Man

Directed by Malik Bendjelloul

This is the story of a South African cultural phenomenon—the search for American musician Sixto Rodriguez. While the film was originally shot using Super 8 film, director Malik Bendjelloul ran out of money and turned to his iPhone. With an app designed to mimic the Super 8 film (called 8mm Vintage Camera), Bendjelloul finished his film then released it as the opening film at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. It went on to win a BAFTA Award for Best Documentary in London and then an Academy Award in Hollywood.

Noční rybolov

Directed by Park Chan-kyong and Park Chan-wook

Though a short piece— just 33 minutes in length—Noční rybolov is another iPhone film worth noting. Shot on an iPhone 4, it was screened to around 100 reporters in 2011. The story follows a man who sets up a fishing trip but ends up reeling in the body of a woman. As he’s trying to untangle the lines, she comes alive. South Korean company KT (the exclusive distributor of the iPhone at the time in South Korea) supported the movie in that country, where it was widely acclaimed before launching globally and winning Best Short Film at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Tips for Shooting a Feature Film on Your Smartphone

If you’re interested in shooting your own film on a smartphone, here are some tips to help you get started.

Use a filmmaking app. Don’t just use your native camera app (though that is possible). Try out a few filmmaking apps first. Steven Soderbergh uses Filmic Pro, but there are others available (MoviePro, Mavis, Procam, and Moment) that work really well, too. Learn the ins and outs of the app on a few small projects before you begin working on your film.

Získejte správné vybavení. We all like to think we have a steady hand, but when you watch those videos of your friends or family opening presents on Christmas, you might as well be on a roller coaster. Find a good mobile stabilizer, and it will look like you had a team behind you. There are a few recommended by iPhone themselves including DJ Osmo Mobile, Zhiyun Smooth Q, and Freefly Movi.

Always shoot landscape. Ok, this might seem like a “duh,” but seriously, you don’t want to forget and capture an amazing shot in portrait. Be sure to automatically hold your phone landscape.

Find a good mic. You want your audience to hear every part of the story you’re trying to tell. You can find mic adapters designed just for your iPhone, or you can get multiple mics and record the sound separately. Either way, it’s worth it for a good film.

Upravovat, upravovat, upravovat. This includes color correction, trimming, and sound editing. If you want it to look professional, you need to do the work of post production. Check for white balance and exposure. There are several great editing apps or programs you can use, like Hit Film OR Adobe Premiere Rush.

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We know filmmaking as a student right now might look different than you imagined. But there’s no reason you can’t create fantastic films using the gear you already have. Take the plunge, and try your hand at smartphone filmmaking. You just might be surprised at the quality you can achieve from that camera in your pocket.

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Investigating the Use of Smartphones in Popular Movies

Watch a video essay that examines the surprisingly minor use of smartphones in last year’s biggest movies.

By Kristen Reid · Published on February 11th, 2019

We don’t watch blockbuster films for realistic stories. We watch to be entertained, to avoid the daily humdrum of our lives, to escape for two hours. Acknowledging that, it’s not surprising that smartphones are so rarely seen on screen in mega-popular movies. So many of us feel chained to our phones, and in turn, we spend hours gazing down into little glass screens that have come to control us. It feels good to know the movie theater is a momentary break from the constant stimulation we get from our phones.

Video essayist Evan Puschak (aka The Nerdwriter) was fascinated by this hypothesis, which was raised by professor John Hunter in a 2017 TEDTalk, and found every instance of a smartphone in some of the highest-grossing movies (domestic) of 2018. Across these films sampled — Černý panter, Mstitelé: nekonečná válka, Úžasné hry 2, Jurský Svět: Padlý Království, Deadpool 2, Poslání: Impossible — Fallout, Ant-Man, and the Wasp, a Solo: Příběh hvězdných válek — there were only 16 smartphone appearances, totaling less than one minute of screentime combined. See how each of these moments played out in the Nerdwriter video below.

In 2019, you’d be lucky to go a minute without seeing a smartphone in real life. But when we go to the movies, we sit quietly in a darkened room for two hours and just observe. If smartphones were as prevalent on screen as they are in the real world, this escapist aspect of cinema would be at least partially lost. Social commentary is important in art but sometimes going to the movies is just about simple entertainment.

Take, as an example of the former, Bo Burnham’s Osmý stupeň. This was one of my favorite films of 2018 but one that will probably take me a few years to revisit. It follows Kayla, a 13-year-old girl dealing with the anxieties that come with being in middle school. Throughout the movie, the pressure to uphold the façade of social media is an important theme so naturally, there is a lot of screen time dedicated to Kayla’s phone.

Unlike the fantastical superhero movies that gross more than a billion dollars, Osmý stupeň is relatable, if not to a fault. It is an incredibly moving film that, for me, was not an easy watch. The uneasiness Kayla feels around her peers juxtaposed with her learned comfort in staring at her phone alone in her dark bedroom is painful to watch. To see a young girl in the same place I was just a few years ago, feeling so hopeless and lost and like the world is out to get her, I wanted to dive in through the screen and give her a hug. That poignancy is hard to achieve in the mega-budget genre films that see the bottom line as the most important aspect of moviemaking.

As Puschak supposes, those films aren’t designed to reach high levels of emotional depth. Rather, they are deliberately crafted to keep you entertained and coming back for each umpteenth sequel. Franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe a Hvězdné války are incredibly successful for this reason. By simply ignoring the concept of a smartphone, there is subconscious anxiety lifted off the audience’s shoulders. Tony Stark and T’Challa have access to the most advanced technology in the world and yet, Tony still uses a flip phone. Because of the limited use of the simple phones they do have, and the intense action in almost every scene, it doesn’t even register as out of the ordinary.

Smartphones have such a specific place in our daily lives, it’s not shocking that the concept can be manipulated in movies to such drastic results. Whether attention is brought to them to emphasize their power over us, especially in youth, or intentionally ignored in order to avoid commentary, the use of smartphones in popular cinema has proven to be a very deliberate practice.

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