Does When a Stranger Calls end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% 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 When a Stranger Calls easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 When a Stranger Calls scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 When a Stranger Calls sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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 When a Stranger Calls violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

When a Stranger Calls

Name: When a Stranger Calls
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1979
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst, Tony Beckley, Rutanya Alda

Every babysitter's nightmare becomes real...

Directed by Fred Walton

Produced by Melvin Simon Productions, Columbia Pictures

197997 min6.2 / 10

A claustrophobic, paranoia-soaked thriller that traps a vulnerable babysitter in escalating psychological terror through anonymous phone calls.

A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.

Clusters

Psychological Thriller Movies Trapped by a Predator Trapped Survival Thrillers Relentless Stalker Movies Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Horror Thriller

Keywords

Babysitter Phone Call Sinister Frightened Horrified

Where to watch

StreamPrime Video, Philo, Shudder, Shout! Factory, Screambox
FreeHoopla, Kanopy, Fawesome
AdsPrime Video, YouTube, Plex, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player, Xumo Play, Cineverse
RentAmazon Video, Fandango At Home
BuyAmazon Video, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Does When a Stranger Calls end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is When a Stranger Calls easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is When a Stranger Calls scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is When a Stranger Calls sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is When a Stranger Calls violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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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