The Cello is a 2023 Saudi Arabian horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Turki Al-Sheikh.

It is based on Al-Sheikh's novel of the same title and stars Jeremy Irons, Samer Ismail, Elham Ali, Souad Abdullah, Tobin Bell and Muhannad Al Hamdi.

The story revolves around an aspiring cellist who acquires an insidious cello that begins to wreak havoc around him.

Principal photography completed in October 2021 after more than 100 days of filming in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Vienna, Prague, and Iceland.

[2][3][4] In February 2023, as the film entered post-production, Bousman told horror news website Bloody Disgusting, "This movie has been a beast.