When a Stranger Calls (2006) movie poster

When a Stranger Calls

2006 ·1h 27m · ★ 5.7 (1,138)

Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone and the frightening words of a sadistic caller turn Jill's routine experience into a night of terror.

Why it matters

Horror DNA

Gore
0
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
29
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
33
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
0
Survival
83

Content Warnings

Child in Danger

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

babysittercallkillerloss of loved onestrange person

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