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When a Stranger Calls (2006) 4.8
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4.8/10 from 25,695 users
Metascore: 27/100
Reviews: 455 user | 148 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com During an otherwise routine babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller. Director:Simon West |
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| Camilla Belle | ... | ||
| Tommy Flanagan | ... | ||
| Katie Cassidy | ... | ||
| Tessa Thompson | ... | ||
| Brian Geraghty | ... | ||
| Clark Gregg | ... | ||
| Derek de Lint | ... | ||
| Kate Jennings Grant | ... | ||
| David Denman | ... | ||
| Arthur Young | ... | ||
| Madeline Carroll | ... | ||
| Steve Eastin | ... | ||
| John Bobek | ... | ||
| Brad Surosky | ... | ||
| Karina Logue | ... | ||
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Storyline
Jill Johnson is being forced to babysit at a BIG house all by herself for exceeding her telephone minutes. Then all of a sudden a stranger calls making these weird remarks. Jill decides to call the police to trace the call. Jill is freaked out when she finds out that the call is coming from inside the house! Jill runs in a hurry trying to get the children and leave. Will Jill make it in the house in time? Will she live? Well you just have to watch the movie to find out! Written by Crmn_Stvns
Plot Keywords:
babysitting | cell phone | high school | high school student | babysitter |Taglines:
Whatever You Do, Don't Answer The Phone. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for intense terror, violence and some language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
3 February 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Cuando un extraño llama See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$80,566 (South Africa) (7 July 2006)Gross:
$174,153 (South Africa) (7 July 2006)Company Credits
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Jill Johnson: Combat boots and a parka, you jerk. Who is this? This isn't funny!
Guy: Yes it is!
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Written by Joe Faraci
Performed by Faraci
Courtesy of Kid Gloves Music
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Camilla Belle almost turned down the role of Jill due to her personal dislike for horror films. 'Simon West' (I) convinced her that he was going for a more psychological thriller, so she agreed to do the movie. See more »Goofs
When escaping, Tiffany gets into a Toyota Matrix. Yet when she goes to lock the doors, the locks are not of Toyota make. See more »Quotes
Guy: Hi... What are you wearing?Jill Johnson: Combat boots and a parka, you jerk. Who is this? This isn't funny!
Guy: Yes it is!
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Soundtracks
"Lock It"Written by Joe Faraci
Performed by Faraci
Courtesy of Kid Gloves Music
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While babysitting at an isolated Colorado house, a teen girl is terrorized by an elusive murderer on the telephone.
Remake of the 1979 semi-classic horror film basically takes the opening 20 minutes of the original film and stretches it out to fit an 87 minute time span! So it's pretty needless to say that the plot of this remake is pretty thin. There's little in the way of originality or interest in this movie. There's a lot of Camilla Belle wondering around a dark house wondering who's calling her and encountering all kinds of false scares. It all gets repetitious and routine after the first 30 minutes and never manages to muster up much in the way of suspense or chills. It certainly never reaches the intensity of the original film, especially since it wimps-out and changes one important plot point from the original. I guess we have the PG-13 rating to thank for that.
On the plus side there's an impressive set design and some dark atmosphere, unfortunately there's not much going on around it to save this remake from being sub-par. Belle's performance is pretty mediocre too.
It's just another unimpressive remake.
* 1/2 out of ****