Mr. Harrigan's Phone

In MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE, it's 2003, and Craig (Jaeden Martell) is a young teen starting high school in a small town in Maine. He lives with his father two years after the untimely death of his mother. After hearing Craig read from the Bible during church service, a reclusive elderly billionaire named John Harrigan (Donald Sutherland) reaches out to him to offer him a job: Go to Harrigan's mansion and read novels to him three times a week. Craig agrees to the job, and over time, an unexpected bond forms between Craig and the gruff and no-nonsense Harrigan (a vengeful and much despised member of the community), so much so that when the iPhone is first introduced on the market, Craig buys one for Harrigan with money he received from a winning scratch-off lottery ticket that Harrigan gave to him for Christmas. Shortly after, Harrigan passes away, and Craig leaves Harrigan's iPhone in Harrigan's pocket at the funeral service. As Craig mourns Harrigan's death while trying to navigate the challenges of high school (including the unwanted attention of the school bully), he makes a shocking discovery: It appears that the messages Craig leaves for Harrigan while grieving are being answered. In addition, Craig's expressions of desire for retribution against those who have wronged him are being more than answered. As he gets older and leaves for college, Craig must decide if he's willing to get revenge after a particularly painful tragedy befalls innocent victims.