Underplayed Gems

When a Stranger Calls (2006)

When a Stranger Calls poster
Directed by
Simon West
Genre
horror film, teen film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 1,157 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage babysitter is alone in a large house when she starts getting creepy phone calls from a stranger. She realizes the calls are coming from inside the home and must try to survive the night.

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What happens

When a Stranger Calls is a 2006 American psychological horror film directed by Simon West and written by Jake Wade Wall. The film stars Camilla Belle, Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy and Clark Gregg. Belle plays a babysitter who starts to receive threatening phone calls from an unidentified stranger, played by both Tommy Flanagan and Lance Henriksen. It is a remake of Fred Walton's 1979 film of the same name, which became a cult classic for its opening 23 minutes, which this remake extends to a feature-length film. The film was theatrically released on February 3, 2006. It was panned by critics and was a financial success, grossing $67.1 million against a $15 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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