# When a Stranger Calls (2006)

> A teenage babysitter is terrorized by an anonymous caller whose threat may already be inside the mansion she is guarding.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5172

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Director: Simon West
- Cast: Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Katie Cassidy, Tessa Thompson, Brian Geraghty, Clark Gregg, Derek de Lint, Kate Jennings Grant
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455857/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, claustrophobic, foreboding, late night horror, halloween viewing

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