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03/26/09
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
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Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 4
Rotten:5
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Young babysitter Jill (Carol Kane) is tormented by a series of disturbing phone calls until a cop (Charles Durning) is put on the case to apprehend the caller, who turns out to be a psychotic... [More]
Starring: Charles Durning, Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst, Tony Beckley
Director: Fred Walton
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Reviews for When a Stranger Calls
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Top CriticSeus vinte minutos iniciais e finais (ou seja: as seqüências envolvendo Carol Kane) são suficientemente tensos, mas o longo segundo ato que traz a investigação feita pelo personagem de Durning jamais empolga.
04/01/06
The ultimately slow-moving film is book-ended by some truly classic horror movie moments.
01/30/06
Aggravatingly devoid of suspense.
01/30/06
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01/26/06
Top CriticI dare you to try sitting through the middle 70 minutes.
01/05/06
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10/09/05
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06/26/05
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05/09/05
Top CriticGlorified slasher flick never advances beyond a great first act.
04/17/05
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02/04/03
Effective suburban legend suspenser that becomes unintentionally funny by the end
10/02/02
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Latest News for When a Stranger Calls
February 06, 2006:
Weekend Box Office Numbers Keep Getting "Stranger"
That it would debut in the #1 spot was a foregone conclusion, but Sony/Screen Gems' "When a Stranger Calls" did a whole heckuva lot better than that by grossing an... More...
January 19, 2006:
Trailer Bulletin: When a Stranger Calls
Click right here to check out the trailer for "When a Stranger Calls," which (get this!) is a remake of a horror film (of the same name) from 1979. Seriously, they're... More...
December 23, 2005:
Trailer Bulletin: The Hills Have Eyes & When a Stranger Calls
There's been a bona-fide explosion of new movie trailers over the past week or two ... but this is the only one I've watched more than once, because I'm a desperately sick... More...
August 25, 2005:
Bernard Rose Returns to Horror for His Own "Amusement"
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