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When a Stranger Calls (1979) — Stream on Screambox · CriticCrunch

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When a Stranger Calls

Movie1979·97 min

When a Stranger Calls

Directed by Fred Walton

Horror Thriller

A horror thriller film directed by Fred Walton.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 36%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

303 ratings

About When a Stranger Calls

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.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Unsettling
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, trauma recovery, late 20th century, action combat, suburban, domestic home, strangers forced together, everyman, villain protagonist, cat and mouse, siege bottle, serial killer, slasher

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Details

Director: Fred Walton
Language: English

Cast

Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst

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How When a Stranger Calls Ranks

All movies

Top 36%

1970s movies

Top 50%

Horror movies

Top 35%

1970s Horror movies

Top 45%

Top 36% All movies.

the vibe

When a Stranger Calls Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenseapproachableseriousintimatehauntingtenseunsettling

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

tensetense

cat & mouse

siege bottle

isolation loneliness

trauma recovery

everyman

villain protagonist

strangers forced together

action combat

serial killer

slasher

suburban

domestic home

late 20th century

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9