‘Drop’: Hitchcock Meets Modern Technology With Iffy Results

This quasi chamber-piece action thriller looks great but has a plot like a sieve.

Violet (Meghann Fahy) is sent scary texts, in "Drop." Universal Pictures

PG-13 | 1h 40m | Drama, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery, Action | 2025

Although not likely the first, Alfred Hitchcock’s “Dial M For Murder” was memorable by including a landline telephone as an integral ingredient into the narrative of the movie’s plot. This same device has continued for decades and had a major impact in the “Scream” franchise.