Is Murder by Phone scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Murder by Phone easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Murder by Phone violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Murder by Phone sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Murder by Phone end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Murder by Phone

Name: Murder by Phone
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1982
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, John Houseman, Sara Botsford, Robin Gammell, Gary Reineke

A madman pushes a button and kills by phone. Would you answer?

Directed by Michael Anderson

Produced by Coco Films I, Canadian Film Development Corporation

198290 min5.5 / 10

A paranoid sci-fi thriller about a vengeful killer weaponizing everyday technology, built on the anxiety of invisible threat through a ubiquitous device.

A disgruntled phone company employee develops a device whereby those answering a phone can be murdered, and it's up to Nat Bridger to stop the killer.

Clusters

Man-Made Monsters Cheap Monster Movies Claustrophobic Paranoid Thrillers Relentless Stalker Movies Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Science Fiction Thriller Horror Mystery

Keywords

Telephone Revenge Murder

Questions people ask

Is Murder by Phone scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Murder by Phone easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Murder by Phone violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is Murder by Phone sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Does Murder by Phone end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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