The Call Up

The Call Up

This time it's for real

Directed by Charles Barker

Produced by Pont Neuf Productions, Red & Black Films

201690 min5.1 / 10

A high-stakes survival thriller that traps elite gamers in a lethal virtual reality where the stakes become horrifyingly real.

When a group of elite online gamers each receive a mysterious invitation to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game, it’s a dream come true and impossible to resist. Arriving at the test site, the group step into hi-tech gear and prepare for a revolutionary, next-level gaming experience that brings modern warfare to life with frightening realism. At first it’s a unique and exhilarating experience. But what starts out like a dream encounter with cutting edge technology quickly takes a turn for the sinister. Once the group are attacked by enemy combatants, they soon realize this is no game after all. Make a mistake here and you pay with your life. Now these masters of the shoot ‘em up will have to fight for survival within a game gone bad, but this time it’s for real.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is The Call Up violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is The Call Up easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

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

  • Is The Call Up sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity12

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Call Up

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Call Up

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Call Up, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Call Up, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Call Up, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

Share thisXBlueskyReddit