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6.8Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.
Cast
- Halle Berry as Jordan Turner
- Abigail Breslin as Casey Welson
- Morris Chestnut as Officer Paul Phillips
- Michael Eklund as Michael Foster
- David Otunga as Officer Jake Devans
- Michael Imperioli as Alan Denado
Themes
- underground
- gas station
- kidnapping
- psychopath
- incest overtones
- murder
- serial killer
- torture chamber
- slasher
- psychological thriller
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
133,748 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
44%
Metacritic
51/100
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Horror
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 11 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Brad Anderson
- Screenplay by
- Richard D'Ovidio
- Story by
- Richard D'Ovidio Nicole D'Ovidio Jon Bokenkamp
- Produced by
- Jeff Graup Michael Luisi Michael A. Helfant Robert L. Stein Bradley Gallo
- Starring
- Halle Berry Abigail Breslin Morris Chestnut Michael Eklund Michael Imperioli
- Cinematography
- Thomas Yatsko
- Edited by
- Avi Youabian
- Music by
- John Debney
- Production companies
- TriStar Pictures Stage 6 Films Troika Pictures WWE Studios Amasia Entertainment Apotheosis Media Group
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- March 15, 2013 ( 2013-03-15 )
- Running time
- 94 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $13 million
- Box office
- $68.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 210242
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.com/movies/thecall
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- publication date
- 2013-03-15
- title
- The Call
- box office
- 68572378
- capital cost
- 13000000
- review score
- 45%
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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.