The Caller

2011

Action / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 40% · 7 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 12724 12.7K

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Plot summary

Troubled divorcee Mary Kee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman. When the stranger reveals she's calling from the past, Mary tries to break off contact. But the caller doesn't like being ignored, and looks for revenge in a unique and terrifying way...

Director

Matthew Parkhill Photo
Matthew Parkhill

Top cast

Lorna Raver Photo
Lorna Raver as Rose Lazar
Sunshine Logroño Photo
Sunshine Logroño as John Guidi, Sr.
Ramiro 'Ramir' Delgado Ruiz Photo
Ramiro 'Ramir' Delgado Ruiz as Waiter
Rachelle Lefevre Photo
Rachelle Lefevre as Mary Kee
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
739.5 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 2
1.46 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by MarioTee 7 / 10

Just came back here after watching "The Call"

When I watched this movie almost 9 years ago, I loved it and I remember the plot and helplessness of the main protagonist, and how well it was made, every now and then. Watching the Korean remake (how to turn tables...), I think this one is weaker but still such a nice and well made little movie. It works well as a thriller and drama. I suggest you to watch the Korean one first, and then this one, both are well worth of your time.
Reviewed by krachtm 5 / 10

Interesting premise with poor execution

The premise of this movie is actually somewhat interesting, even though it's pretty clearly "borrowed" from Frequency. I'm sure it was pitched as "Frequency meets 100 Feet (the Eric Red movie from 2008)". It's not the worst idea I've heard, though it's definitely derivative. The problem is that they never really got any further than that, and it plays out rather stereotypically, with heavy-handed direction, bland characters, trite plotting, and weak dialogue. What really saved the movie, however, was Lorna Raver, who played the crazy gypsy woman in Drag Me To Hell. Man, that woman is creepy! Just hearing her voice on the phone was enough to creep me out. Without her, this movie would only be a 4/10. I'm tempted to give this movie a 6/10, just because of her, but she was the only good thing in it, really.There are a few times when you're left scratching your head, wondering why the characters are so dumb, but these kinds of thrillers absolutely depend on stupid characters doing things that defy all common sense. If that kind of thing annoys you, I'd avoid this movie. Otherwise, if you're not expecting much and lower your expectations, you might find this an enjoyable waste of time. It's nothing special, but it's not offensively bad, either. If you liked this movie, I'd suggest checking out 100 Feet, a supernatural thriller featuring an abused wife trying to convince people that she's being haunted by her dead, abusive husband. It wasn't amazing, but it was significantly better than this movie. Obviously, there's also Frequency, but that was played much more straight, without the B movie vibe of 100 Feet or The Caller.
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