Highlights
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 - Find Matt Murdock Clip
Daredevil: Born Again
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - Summer is made for Star Wars Clip
The Mandalorian and Grogu
You, Me & Tuscany - Exclusive Interviews
You, Me & Tuscany
House of the Dragon Season 3 - Harry Collett at the World Premiere After-Party
House of the Dragon
Margo's Got Money Troubles Season 1 - Unforgettable Nonverbal Acting Clip
Margo's Got Money Troubles
House of the Dragon Season 3 - Ewan Mitchell at the World Premiere After-Party
House of the Dragon
For All Mankind Season 5 - 50 Years in 20 Seconds Clip
For All Mankind
Enola Holmes 3 - Official Poster
Enola Holmes 3
The Odyssey - Christopher Nolan Exclusive Interview
The Odyssey
Elle Season 1 - Official Poster
Elle
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - Return to the Galaxy Clip
The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Runner - Damian Lewis as Caller
The Runner
The Devil Wears Prada 2 - Runway Fallout Clip
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Lioness Season 3 - Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman
Lioness
When a Stranger Calls

When a Stranger Calls (1979) - Quotes

Audience Score
62

A Classic Horror Film Experience

Taglines: A Terrifying Classic!

Fear as a Central Theme

Taglines: ...Fear is the Message!

Babysitter's Nightmare Becomes Reality

Taglines: Every babysitter's nightmare becomes real...

Conflict Between Investigator and Doctor

John Clifford: Lets get something straight here, Doctor. I've been 33 years in the business of tracking people down and putting them away... spent almost a year alone on the case of Curt Duncan with the trial and the testimonies and the background investigations. Now, I didn't come here today to look in your God damn folders, in fact I probably wouldn't be here at all if you had done your job right.
Dr. Monk: This is a hospital, Mr. Clifford, not a penitentiary. Everything appertaining to one of our patients is meticulously recorded in that patient's folder, whether you can make sense of it or not.

Call Traced to Inside the House

Jill Johnson: [thinking it's Curt again] Leave me alone!
Sgt. Sacker: Jill, this is Sergeant Sacker. Listen to me. We've traced the call... it's coming from inside the house. Now a squad car's coming over there right now, just get out of that house!

Safety in Locking Doors and Calling for Help

Sgt. Sacker: [On the phone] Is the house locked up?
Jill Johnson: [Panicking] Yes!
Sgt. Sacker: Well, then you're safe. If he wanted to break in, he wouldn't keep calling you.
Jill Johnson: Please, can't you help me? I'm all alone here!

A Tense Exchange of Threats and Intentions

Jill Johnson: You really scared me, if that's what you wanted. Is that what you wanted?
Jill Johnson: What do you want?
Curt Duncan: Your blood all over me.

The Brutality of Human Hands

John Clifford: [to Tracy, about Curt's murders] After the coroner's investigation the bodies were taken to the mortuary where the undertaker took one look at them and said their bodies couldn't be reconstructed for the burial without six days of steady work. Then he asked what had been the murder weapon, because looking at the mess in front of him he couldn't imagine what had been used. The coroner told him there had been no murder weapon. The killer had used only his hands.

The Intersection of Minds and Perception

Curt Duncan: [to Tracey, at the bar] My mind. Your mind. Where do they fit in? Do you see what I mean?

The Return of the Unseen Presence

Curt Duncan: [whispering, to Jill] You can't see me, but I had to come back. Don't you know why?

A Concern for the Children’s Safety

Curt Duncan: [repeated line] Have you checked the children?

Fear and Urgency in a Dire Situation

Jill Johnson: [after Curt calls her at the restaurant] Curt Duncan! He's back! He has my BABIES!

Concern for Child's Safety

Jill Johnson: [on the phone, after Curt calls her at the restaurant] Sharon? Please, do me a favor. Just tell me truthfully, when was the last time you CHECKED MY CHILDREN?