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Cell poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 50.6 / 100
2016·Action / Adventure / Horror·1h 38m

CELL

“When everyone is connected no one is safe.”

When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ensuing chaos after.

Above the Line
Tod Williams·DirectorAdam Alleca·ScreenplayStephen King·ScreenplayMichael Simmonds·Director of PhotographyMarcelo Zarvos·Original Music ComposerJacob Craycroft·Editor
Cast
John Cusack·Clayton 'Clay' RiddellSamuel L. Jackson·Thomas 'Tom' McCourtIsabelle Fuhrman·Alice MaxwellOwen Teague·JordanClark Sarullo·Sharon RiddellAnthony Reynolds·RayErin Elizabeth Burns·DeniseStacy Keach·Charles ArdaiAlex ter Avest·ChloeWilbur Fitzgerald·Geoff
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Tod Williams·Director
Writing· 3
Adam Alleca·ScreenplayStephen King·ScreenplayStephen King·Novel
Camera· 1
Michael Simmonds·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Jacob Craycroft·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Marcelo Zarvos·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 3
John Collins·Production DesignAlex McCarroll·Art DirectionLorraine Coppin·Costume Design
Production· 18
Michael Benaroya·ProducerShara Kay·ProducerRichard Saperstein·ProducerBrian Witten·ProducerArmen Aghaeian·Executive ProducerPaddy Cullen·Executive ProducerLaurence Freed·Executive ProducerXavier Gens·Executive ProducerMarina Grasic·Executive ProducerTyler A. Hawes·Executive ProducerJan Korbelin·Executive ProducerEdward Mokhtarian·Executive ProducerBrian Pope·Executive ProducerBen Sachs·Executive ProducerGeno Tazioli·Executive ProducerJohn Cusack·Executive ProducerStephen Hays·Executive ProducerPeter Graham·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 2
Jasi Cotton Lanier·Stunt DoubleJennifer Badger·Stunts
By the Numbers
50.6
OF 100
Master Score
4.5
OF 10
IMDb
11%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$1M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Cell's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#008080
#804000
#FFFFFF
Mood
Ominous, Intense, Chaotic
Composition
Layered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features two men in the upper half against a teal and green smoky background. Below them, a helicopter flies over a landscape filled with silhouetted”

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Key Elements
RifleHelicopter
Atmosphere
Gritty, Smoky, Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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