The Phone

seriesGlobal2009
Updated last week
Last deep analysis: never
Popular Love
83
Signal Breakdown
Sentiment Consistency
Longevity of Affection
Social Sentiment
Fan Works
Cross Platform Breadth Reach
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Reddit Engagement Reach
90-Day Trend
True Feel
75
Cult Favourite
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Rising
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Recommend
100
Reach Meter
14
Reach Breakdown
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90-Day Reach Trend

1Core Metadata

Title & Origin
Canonical title
The Phone
Original title
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Country
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Language
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Territory
Global
Release & Format
Format
film_tv
Release status
concluded
Release date
1/1/2009
Duration (min)
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Episodes
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Rights & Rating
Rating system
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Licensing
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Distribution
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Volume count
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Creator
Scott DerricksonWriter
Scott DerricksonDirector
C. Robert CargillWriter
Network
Q43359Network

2Content

Synopsis

Justin Melvey hosts this real-life game show in which two strangers are lured into a race around an Australian city, in hopes of snagging a $25,000 prize. It all begins by answering a seemingly abandoned mobile phone.

Tags & Format

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Target age rating
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Content format
game_show
Awards

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3Commercial Metrics

Box Office
Box office
$161.4M
Currency
USD
Original
$16.0M
Revenue
Total revenue
$161.4M
Revenue tier
hit
Awards
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Sales & Streams
Units sold
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Rights
Rights status
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Distribution
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Revenue tier
hit

4Audience Intelligence

reddit
Score
4621.0
Score count
1
Rank
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Audience size
200
Last updated
5/21/2026
reddit
Score
4621.0
Score count
1
Rank
Not yet measured
Audience size
200
Last updated
5/21/2026
reddit
Score
4621.0
Score count
1
Rank
Not yet measured
Audience size
200
Last updated
5/21/2026
reddit
Score
23043.0
Score count
1
Rank
Not yet measured
Audience size
735
Last updated
5/21/2026
reddit
Score
23043.0
Score count
1
Rank
Not yet measured
Audience size
735
Last updated
5/21/2026

5Industry Links

TVmaze

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TVDB

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IMDb

imdb

TMDB movie/756999

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6Community Sentiment

How people are talking about this IP — each row is a different signal: reviews, ratings or comments from one source.

Positive ≥0.6Mixed 0.4–0.6Negative <0.4
TVmazebased on TV airing & listing status
Mixed0.50
How sentiment scores are calculated