The read
Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do. Most of the 915 2000s horror movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone and the frightening words of a sadistic caller turn Jill's routine experience into a night of terror.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes8%
Metacritic27/100
Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do.
1,164 audience votes
Key crew
- Simon WestDirector
- Jim DooleyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Camilla BelleJill Johnson
- Katie CassidyTiffany Madison
- Tommy FlanaganStranger
- Brian GeraghtyBobby
- Clark GreggBen Johnson
- Derek de LintDr. Mandrakis
- Kate Jennings GrantKelly Mandrakis
- Steve EastinDetective Hines
- Tessa ThompsonScarlet
- Karina LogueTrack Coach
- Dianna AgronCheerleader
- David DenmanOfficer Burroughs
Stills
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Themes
loss of loved onebabysitterkillerstrange personcall