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The Call

2020 · 97 min

A slow, oppressive night in a sinister house where a simple phone call becomes a descent into dread and supernatural punishment.

Directed by
Timothy Woodward Jr.
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Lin Shaye, Tobin Bell, Chester Rushing
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Timothy Woodward Jr.
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Lin Shaye, Tobin Bell, Chester Rushing
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • revenge
  • death
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Timothy Woodward Jr.
Written by
Patrick Stibbs
Starring
Lin Shaye, Tobin Bell, Chester Rushing, Erin Sanders, Judd Lormand, Mike Manning, Sloane Morgan Siegel, Randy J. Goodwin
Cinematography
Pablo Díez
Runtime
97 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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