The Call

The Call

Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.

Produced by Appreciated Films, BondIt

202097 min5.4 / 10

A tense, paranoia-soaked home-invasion thriller set in the 1980s where a simple phone call becomes a deadly trap.

In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple after a tragic accident occurs. Needing only to make a single phone call, the request seems horribly ordinary until they realize that this call could change their life…or end it.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Does The Call end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

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

  • Is The 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.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise22

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Call

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Call

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Call, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Call, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Call, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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