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When a Stranger Calls

When a Stranger Calls

Aug 24, 1979
97 min
HorrorThriller
6.2/ 10
284 votes

Overview

A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.

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TMDB
6.2/10
284 votes
IMDB
6.4/10
14,833 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
38%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
58/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,500,000Production cost
Box Office$25,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit$23,500,000Profitable
ROI
+1566.7%Return on investment
US Box Office$21,411,158Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Production information

"Every babysitter's nightmare becomes real..."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$25,000,000

Production Companies

When a Stranger Calls CollectionMelvin Simon ProductionsColumbia Pictures

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