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Movie poster: When a Stranger Calls (1979)
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When a Stranger Calls

1979 · 97 min Horror Thriller
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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Year 1979
Country United States of America
Genre Horror, Thriller
Director Fred Walton
Runtime 97 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.2/10 (297 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: Fred Walton

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

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