# The Calling (2014)

> A wounded Ontario police commander confronts a ritualistic serial killer whose staged murders expose the darkness beneath a quiet community.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/169354

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Thriller
- Director: Jason Stone
- Cast: Susan Sarandon, Gil Bellows, Ellen Burstyn, Topher Grace, Donald Sutherland, Christopher Heyerdahl, Ella Ballentine, Kristin Booth
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1666335/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, oppressive, paranoid, late night thriller viewing, dark crime marathon

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