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  2. When a Stranger Calls ranks among the more misguided remakes in horror history, offering little more than a rote, largely fright-free update to the original. Read Critics Reviews

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    • Simon West
    • PG-13
    • Camilla Belle
  3. Apr 27, 2006 · Babysitter Jill (Belle) is terrorised in an isolated house by calls from a menacing stranger. When the police trace the line, it turns out that the homicidal maniac is very close by indeed.

  4. May 9, 2006 · You know a horror movie's in trouble when the fake scares outweigh the real ones. Welcome to When A Stranger Calls, a tale of error loosely based on the 1979 film of the same name.

  5. With an effectively chilling beginning, a frightening edge-of-your-seat finish, and superb characterizations in between, Stranger is guaranteed to make your skin crawl. Full Review | May 27, 2020

  6. A retired police detective (Charles Durning) hunts a deranged British seaman out to re-create a baby sitter's (Carol Kane) horror. Rent When a Stranger Calls on Fandango at Home, or buy it on ...

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    • Fred Walton
    • R
    • Charles Durning
  7. When a Stranger Calls (1979) is probably best known for its opening scene in which baby sitter Jill (Carol Kane) is terrorised by an unknown caller, a man who asks her several times "Have you checked the children?"

  8. Feb 3, 2006 · Ineptly directed by Simon West, the scare-free When a Stranger Calls is the worst of the seminal horror movies from the late '70s and early '80s that have been getting the remake treatment lately. Read More

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