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When a Stranger Calls
Summary: During a babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller.
Release Date: February 03, 2006
Director:
Simon West
Runtime: 1 h 27 min
MPAA: PG-13
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 15,000,000
Domestic: $ 47,860,214
International: $ 19,201,909
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| MPAA Certification | No MPAA rating found yet. Add Family Friendly Rating? |
IMDb Ratinghttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455857/parentalguidelast updated: 2024-10-25Update data | |
Commonsensemedia Ratinghttps://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/when-a-stranger-calls-2006last updated: 2024-10-25Update data | |
| Message | Babysitter is virtuous, protecting two young children against relentless stalker. |
| Violence | A disconcerting opening sequence (fairground images and screams, with no explicit violence, but a detective appears horrified by what he sees and bloody bodybags are removed from a house); in film proper, two bodies appear on screen (murders take place off); wind/storm outside is ominous; killer chases babysitter and kids, which leads to fighting (kicking and hitting), stabbing with a fireplace poker, throwing of furniture, bloodied and bruised face and limbs; cat eats a canary; another jump scene in an empty-seeming hospital room at film's end. |
| Sex | Discussion of a boyfriend's "cheating" (he kissed another girl while drunk); girls in close-fitting shirts; house features nude figures artwork (statues and paintings). |
| Language | Some strong language ("hell," "damn," two s-words, "a--hole," "skank," and "b---h"). |
| Drugs | One girl who comes to visit suggests drinking tequila, but babysitter asks her to leave. |
Dove Ratinghttps://dove.org/review/5366-when-a-stranger-calls-2006/ | |
| Faith | None |
| Sex | Teen talk about kissing |
| Language | S-1; A-2; B-1; OMG-2 |
| Violence | Implied violent murder of children w/ bloody body bags; 2 dead bodies - no blood; Hand stabbed with fireplace poker - graphically shown; Killer and girl punch and fight. |
| Drugs | Implied alcohol use at teen bonfire |
| Nudity | None |
| Other | None |
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