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The Call

The Call

20205.51h 37mNR

Overview

In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple after a tragic accident occurs. Needing only to make a single phone call, the request seems horribly ordinary until they realize that this call could change their life…or end it.

Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.
Written by Patrick Stibbs
Produced by Jeffrey Reddick
Box Office0Revenue: $792K

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Top Cast

Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Edith Cranston

Tobin Bell

Tobin Bell

Edward Cranston

Chester Rushing

Chester Rushing

Chris

Erin Sanders

Erin Sanders

Tonya

Judd Lormand

Judd Lormand

Harliss

Mike C. Manning

Mike C. Manning

Zack

Sloane Morgan Siegel

Sloane Morgan Siegel

Brett

Randy J. Goodwin

Randy J. Goodwin

Principal

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Brooklyn Anne Miller

Laura

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Leah Contreras

Young Tonya

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Themes & Keywords

missing childphone call1980s

About The Call

The Call is a horror, thriller film released in 2020 exploring themes of missing child, phone call, 1980s. Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr., it stars Lin Shaye, Tobin Bell, Chester Rushing. In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple after a tragic accident occurs. Needing only to make a single phone call, the request seems horribly ordinary until they realize that this call could change their life…or end it.

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