Storyline
Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone and the frightening words of a sadistic caller turn Jill's routine experience into a night of terror.
Directors
Cast
Tommy Flanagan, Madeline Carroll, Clark Gregg, Dianna Agron, Camilla Belle, Kate Jennings Grant, David Denman, Steve Eastin, Katie Cassidy, Brian Geraghty, Karina Logue, Tessa Thompson, Derek de Lint, Arthur Young, Escher Holloway, Rosine 'Ace' Hatem, Molly Bryant, John Bobek, Brad Surosky, Owen Smith, John Waugh
Trailer
Reviews
50
The Hollywood Reporter
Designed to capitalize on the title and premise of the original but offers little to those who fondly remember it.
50
Variety
A modestly clever concept gets indifferent execution in When a Stranger Calls, another bigger-yet-blander remake of an allegedly "classic" '70s shocker.
50
New York Daily News
After an hour of red herrings, in which Jill investigates creepy corridors or opens rattling closet doors with no results, the only real danger is that we'll become bored to death. For real thrills, rent the original, turn down the lights and scare yourself silly.
50
Premiere
Ironically, for all of Stranger's faults, director Simon West has probably made a perfect date movie: just suspenseful enough to keep you arm-in-arm with your beau or belle; but silly enough that you'll both laugh about it afterwards.
50
Jake Wade Wall's screenplay does deserve a word of praise. It has managed to incorporate the advent of cellphones, the *69 command and caller ID, which could have easily made the entire story impossible.
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