The Call (2013)

Directed by

Brad Anderson

Genre

drama film, crime film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 3,094 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl is kidnapped by a serial killer and manages to call 911. The operator on the other end, still haunted by a past mistake, fights to keep her on the line and guide her to safety.

tenseurgentclaustrophobicsuspensefulpsychologicalgrippinganxiousdark

What happens

The Call is a 2013 American psychological crime thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Richard D'Ovidio. The film stars Abigail Breslin as Casey Welson, a teenage girl kidnapped by a mysterious serial killer and Halle Berry as Jordan Turner, a 9-1-1 operator, still suffering emotionally from a prior botched 9-1-1 call, who receives Casey's call. Morris Chestnut, Michael Eklund, Michael Imperioli, and David Otunga also star. The story was originally envisioned as a television series, but D'Ovidio later rewrote it as a film. Filming began in July 2012 and spanned a period of 25 days, with all scenes being shot in California, mainly Burbank and Santa Clarita. A screening of The Call was held at the Women's International Film Festival hosted at the Regal South Beach theater on February 26, 2013. TriStar Pictures released it to theatres on March 15, 2013. Considered to be high-concept by many reviewers, the film proved a commercial success, grossing over $68 million against a budget of $13 million. Halle Berry was nominated for Choice Movie Actress in a Drama at the Teen Choice Awards and Best Actress at the BET Awards while Michael Eklund won Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture at the Leo Awards. Critics gave the film mixed reviews, but praised Berry and Breslin's performances and the film's suspense. It is currently the most successful WWE produced film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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