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When a Stranger Calls (2006) -- During an otherwise routine babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller.
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Overview

User Rating:
4.7/10   15,262 votes
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Director:

Simon West

Writers:

Jake Wade Wall (screenplay)
Steve Feke (1979 screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

3 February 2006 (USA) more

Genre:

Horror | Thriller more

Tagline:

Evil Hits Home more

Plot:

During an otherwise routine babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(39 articles)

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User Comments:

Just as good as the original more (437 total)


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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Bell Ringer (Philippines: English title)
Cuando un extraño llama (Argentina) (video title) (Venezuela) [es]
Terreur sur la ligne (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Chiamata da uno sconosciuto (Italy) [it]
Cuando llama un extraño (Spain) [es]
Ismeretlen hivás (Hungary) [hu]
Kad stranac pozove (Serbia) [sr]
Kravges agonias (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Quando um Estranho Chama (Brazil) [pt]
Stranger Call (Japan: English title) [en]
Telefondaki yabanci (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Unbekannter Anrufer (Germany) [de]
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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense terror, violence and some language.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Company:

Screen Gems more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Director Simon West opted not to show the crime scene Detective Hines has to see at the beginning of the movie to secure a PG-13 rating. more

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jill is lying in the hospital bed a pink balloon pops. In the next scene where it shows the floor, there is no popped balloon there. more

Quotes:

Guy: Hi... What are you wearing?
Jill Johnson: Combat boots and a parka, you jerk. Who is this? This isn't funny!
Guy: Yes it is!
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Soundtrack:

Lock It more


FAQ

Chapter Headings, an unofficial version:
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108 out of 195 people found the following comment useful.
Just as good as the original, 6 February 2006
7/10
Author: redheadkz from United States

Having seen the original when I was 13 (and, yes, I was stupid enough to watch it while babysitting!), I was excited to see this remake.

Camilla Bell did a great job as Jill Johnson. And the fact that a teen horror flick could be made in the year 2006 without tremendous vulgarity and gore, made it even that much stronger of a film. I had a great time trying not to chew my fingernails off!

This film won't win anyone an Oscar, but it is entertaining and worth the matinée price ticket I bought to see it. I think girls around the world should watch the original and the remake...and then determine to never babysit again.

All I can say is, I'm glad I'm too old to babysit! There's just something about being in a dark creepy house with sleeping kids that makes this movie classic. No blood, no gore...just good psychological fun! WINNER!

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