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When a Stranger Calls

When a Stranger Calls

HorrorThriller

6.198/10

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US

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97 min

Release Date: 1979-08-24

Overview - A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.

Production Companies

Melvin Simon ProductionsColumbia Pictures

Overview - A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.

User Reviews

Wuchak

Wuchak

6/10

**_A killer psycho escapes from the asylum and…_** “When a Stranger Calls” (1979) is low-key horror mixed with detective drama/thriller. I say “low-key” because there’s little-to-no gore, although there’s suspense, chases and flashes of violence. It’s very polished and was obviously influenced by the artistic “Halloween” (1978) except with a very human antagonist as opposed to the indestructibl...

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