The Call

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The Call

R,

2013,

1h 36m,

Mystery & Thriller

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A veteran operator for an emergency call-center, Jordan (Halle Berry) saves lives daily as part of her job, but when a young woman's frantic report of a prowler ends tragically, Jordan is devastated. She decides to pack it in on the front lines and -- instead -- teach others the ropes of the high-pressure job. But when a call from a kidnapped teen (Abigail Breslin) comes in, Jordan takes charge as never before and turns the girl into a partner in helping to save her life.

Critics Consensus

The Call builds plenty of suspense before taking a problematic turn in the third act.

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

Mar 7, 2017

3/4

This film is a whole lot scarier than you think it's going to be.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

Jan 6, 2014

This is a cleverly made, smartly written, totally satisfying armrest-gripper.

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Sep 20, 2013

3/5

The Call is the kind of vaguely smart, extremely gory gloop you should watch on TV, preferably when you're tucked up in bed with a delirium-inducing fever. That way, you won't notice when the script goes bonkers.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Sep 25, 2025

1.5/4

...a perfectly watchable programmer that unfortunately descends into absolute tedium as it progresses...

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 19, 2022

3/5

There is just enough tension and just enough suspense to keep you invested. Unfortunately the eye-rolling ending almost undoes everything the film does right.

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

Jul 2, 2021

Perfectly ridiculously enjoyable

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Hermione R

Jan 20, 2019

pretty entertaining. But the ending....d'oh...

Jul 22, 2018

The beginning of the movie it has you at the edge of your seat. But where if looses me is when she's still in the office replaying the audio where she can clearly hear a flag pole, that part I figured out myself before she goes to the house that the police had gone to. It's full of utterly stupid moments that it makes me wonder if they did their research. Wouldn't the police have canvassed the area? Could've followed up with her suspicions, and when she was at that abandoned house and somehow found the broken cell and didn't call the police.. well at that point I lost my patience with the ignorance. It portrays women to be complete morons that can't follow instructions or do what they're suppose to specially being a "911 operator". It's an unbelievable plot. I've seen criminal shows that are way better than this ridiculous movie.

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Finn S

May 27, 2018

A gripping and tense horror pic, director Brad Anderson has done a good job on this one. There are a lot of nail-biting scenes in this movie and the screenplay is fast and well written, it jumps with the theme right at you. Halle Berry was a excellent choice to play in this film, and I was also impressed with the twisted performance by Michael Eklund. It has a bit of gore too, but that isn't even why this film is scary, it's the suspense and demented tone that makes this film worth it. Overall, an entertaining horror film that's worth any genre fan's time. Recommended !!

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Theodore R

Feb 17, 2018

A pretty good edge of your seat thriller. At the end it seemed a little silly to have a 911 operator try to save a kidnapped girl without any help or back-up. Other than that a good film to watch in the dark if you are in a thriller movie mood.

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Finn W

Feb 5, 2018

Kept me on the edge of my seat! Halle Berry is such a powerful actress!

Draco M

Jan 27, 2018

Extremely heart-pounding and tense; killer performance from Berry.

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Brad Anderson

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Halle Berry

Jordan Turner

Abigail Breslin

Casey Welson

Morris Chestnut

Officer Paul Phillips

Michael Eklund

Michael Foster

Michael Imperioli

Alan Denado

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Synopsis

A veteran operator for an emergency call-center, Jordan (Halle Berry) saves lives daily as part of her job, but when a young woman's frantic report of a prowler ends tragically, Jordan is devastated. She decides to pack it in on the front lines and -- instead -- teach others the ropes of the high-pressure job. But when a call from a kidnapped teen (Abigail Breslin) comes in, Jordan takes charge as never before and turns the girl into a partner in helping to save her life.

Director: Brad Anderson
Producer: Jeffrey Graup, Michael J. Luisi, Robert L. Stein, Michael A. Helfant, Bradley Gallo
Screenwriter: Richard D'Ovidio
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: WWE Studios, Troika Pictures
Rating: R (Some Language|Disturbing Content|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $51.9M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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