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The Caller

A strange visitor. A mysterious woman. A surprise ending...

5.9(45)19871h 37m3

One night, an unusual stranger in need asks a woman living alone in a house in the woods if he can use her phone. It soon becomes clear that they're playing a strange mind game and that there's something very wrong about the woods.

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Language
English
  • woods
  • stranger

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR1 May 1987
    • PhysicalRVHS27 Dec 1989
  • GermanyDE

    • Digital / OTT1618 Sept 1987
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical18 Sept 1987

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The Caller was released on 1 May 1987.

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    GenerationofSwine

    3/17/2026

    5/10

    It was made in the late 80s but feels like it was a 1970s science-fiction flick on a shoe-string budget that has a big reveal that you can call at the start of the film with realitive ease. But, you know what? Who cares? It's actually very well acted, on both sides, and it's a pleasure to watch their preformances. And.... that makes it watchable, very watchable, even if the reveal is pretty predictable.

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    Wuchak

    6/16/2026

    6/10

    **_Mind games at a cabin-in-the-woods with Malcolm McDowell and Madolyn Smith_** Originally intended to be a theatrical release, this was shot in late 1986 and debuted at festivals Cannes and MystFest in 1987 but not released to video until late Dec 1989 in America. It’s a psychological cat-and-mouse drama that turns into a thriller in the last dozen minutes. There’s a sense of unreality to the proceedings, but…

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