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When a Stranger Calls
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When a Stranger Calls is a 2006 American horror thriller film directed by Simon West. The movie features a cast including Camilla Belle, Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy, and Clark Gregg. Produced by John Davis through Davis Entertainment and Screen Gems, the film was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. The narrative is set in Colorado and centers on a babysitter facing a serial killer.
The film has a runtime of 87 minutes and was originally released in English. Its production budget was 15,000,000, generating a revenue of 67,062,123. James Dooley composed the score, while Peter Menzies served as director of photography and Jeff Betancourt as film editor. The tagline reads, "Whatever You Do, Don't Answer The Phone."
Critical reception included a 9% rating, a 3.5/10 score, and a 27/100 Metascore. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.1 from 49,587 votes and a TMDb vote average of 5.739. The film was rated PG-13 and received three nominations total.
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Film · TMDB
5.7Far 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.
Cast
- Camilla Belle as Jill Johnson
- Katie Cassidy as Tiffany Madison
- Tommy Flanagan as Stranger
- Brian Geraghty as Bobby
- Clark Gregg as Ben Johnson
- Derek de Lint as Dr. Mandrakis
Themes
- loss of loved one
- babysitter
- killer
- strange person
- call
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Ratings
IMDb
5.1/10
49,587 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
8%
Metacritic
27/100
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Simon West
- Written by
- Jake Wade Wall
- Based on
- When a Stranger Calls , by Steve Feke and Fred Walton
- Produced by
- John Davis , Wyck Godfrey , Ken Lemberger
- Starring
- Camilla Belle Brian Geraghty Katie Cassidy Clark Gregg
- Cinematography
- Peter Menzies Jr.
- Edited by
- Jeff Betancourt
- Music by
- James Dooley
- Production companies
- Screen Gems , TeleStranger Productions, Inc.
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- February 3, 2006 ( 2006-02-03 )
- Running time
- 87 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $67.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- serial killer
- Director
- Simon West
- Cast member
- Lance Henriksen
- Composer
- James Dooley
- Producer
- John Davis
- Production company
- Davis Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Peter Menzies
- Narrative location
- Colorado
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 872338
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- sonypictures.com/movies/whenastrangercalls/site
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- publication date
- 2006-06-15
- title
- When a Stranger Calls
- film editor
- Jeff Betancourt
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 27/100
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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