When a Stranger Calls Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Whatever you do, don't answer the phone.

Amy Renner

When a Stranger Calls

Release Date: Friday, February 3, 2006

Director: Simon West

Starring: Camilla Belle • Brian Geraghty • Molly Bryant • Madeline Carroll • Katie Cassidy

PG-13 Horror 1 hr, 27 m

4.4 / 5.0

33% WILL SEE 67% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: A high school student is traumatized during an evening of baby-sitting by a caller who repeatedly asks, "Have you checked the children lately?" After notifying the police, she is told that the calls are coming from inside the house.

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Who stars in When a Stranger Calls – Cast List

Camilla Belle
Push, Diablo
B
Brian Geraghty
The Hurt Locker, The Luckiest Man in America
M
Molly Bryant
Madeline Carroll
I Can Only Imagine, Flipped
Katie Cassidy
Taken, Monte Carlo
D
David Denman
Greenland, Rebel Ridge
K
Kate Jennings Grant
United 93
J
Jessica Helmer
E
Escher Holloway
A New York Heartbeat
D
Derek de Lint
Black Book
O
Owen Smith
B
Brad Surosky

Who is making When a Stranger Calls – Crew List

A look at When a Stranger Calls behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Simon West last helmed Bride Hard and Old Guy. The film's writer Jake Wadewall last penned Cabin Fever: Patient Zero.

Director: Simon West
Screenwriter: Jake Wadewall
Producers: John Davis
Wyck Godfrey
Kenneth Lemberger

Studios: Sony Screen Gems
Production Company: Davis Entertainment

Production – What we know about the When a Stranger Calls

Key Facts

A remake of the 1979 Columbia Pictures cult horror film.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense terror, violence and some language
Runtime: 1 hr, 27 m
Tagline: Whatever you do, don't answer the phone.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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When a Stranger Calls Release Date: When was the film released?

When a Stranger Calls was released in on Friday, February 3 , 2006. There were eight other movies released on the same date, including A Good Woman, Factotum and The World's Fastest Indian.