One Missed Call

One Missed Call

Death cannot be put on hold...

Directed by Takashi Miike

Produced by KADOKAWA, TOHO

2003112 min6.2 / 10

A supernatural horror mystery where characters race against predetermined death, driven by paranoia and the dread of inescapable fate.

People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.

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  • Is One Missed Call scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is One Missed Call one of a kind? No. Less singular than 94% of films.

  • Is One Missed Call easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is One Missed Call violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does One Missed Call end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is One Missed Call sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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