A young divorcee is getting her life back together by moving into an apartment. But what will she do when a strange person repeatedly calls her, and threatens to change her new life around? The film's pace may be slow for some, but the twists and ending will make you happy you stuck around.
The Caller
Some calls are best left unanswered.
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
8/26/2011Runtime
92 minsOverview
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...
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EnglishBudget
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How It Feels
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A malevolent presence creeps into your evening through the intimacy of a telephone line, turning a mundane communication device into a vector for unstoppable terror. The film builds an increasingly suffocating sense of paranoia as a divorcee realizes she's been ensnared by someone calling from an incomprehensible distance.
Mood
UnsettlingDread-soakedParanoid
Themes
ObsessionIsolationRevenge
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticHandheld
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
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