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When A Stranger Calls Details

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To Jill it was the perfect babysitting job. The parents were away. The fridge was stocked. The children were tucked into bed. But when the phone rings and an ominous voice asks "Have you checked the children?" Jill's quiet night of babysitting is about to turn into a nerve-shattering nightmare of suspense, horror and dread. Read more

Starring Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Tessa Thompson, Brian Geraghty
Director Simon West
Genres Thriller

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When A Stranger Calls

To Jill it was the perfect babysitting job. The parents were away. The fridge was stocked. The children were tucked into bed. But when the phone rings and an ominous voice asks "Have you checked the children?" Jill's quiet night of babysitting is about to turn into a nerve-shattering nightmare of suspense, horror and dread.

Starring Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Tessa Thompson, Brian Geraghty
Director Simon West
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 23 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Thriller
Language English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles English, Hindi
Released DVD: 11 Sep 2006
Production year: 2006
Format DVD
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  • 17 out of 18 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Awful

    The trailer for the film gave away the whole point of the film so the suspense was removed before even watching the movie.

    The purpose seemed to be to build up the suspense only to be let down by anti-climax after anti-climax.

    Cue chilling music, POV camera shots, shots of the actress looking suitably terrified, only to find it was a cat moving about or a door slamming due to the wind, or a thousand other pointless red herrings.

    Agree with the flaws in editting/continuity - example a top of the range alarm system but her friend just wanders into the house without setting it off.

    Terrible ending.

    Terrible beginning.

    Terrible middle.

      • A customer from Bordon, England
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  • 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Not Very good

    A poor remake, seems to have been made up as they went along, Disapointing ending, Not enough Scares, I would avoid if i knew what I know know.

      • Stewart Kinnon from Linwood
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