Metacritic Movie Ratings
When a Stranger Calls Reviews

2.0

27

out of 100

Metascore®
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

  • 50

    out of 100

    The New York TimesAnita Gates

    Jake Wade Wall's screenplay does deserve a word of praise. It has managed to incorporate the advent of cellphones, the *69 command and caller ID, which could have easily made the entire story impossible.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    VarietyJoe Leydon

    A modestly clever concept gets indifferent execution in When a Stranger Calls, another bigger-yet-blander remake of an allegedly "classic" '70s shocker.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck

    Designed to capitalize on the title and premise of the original but offers little to those who fondly remember it.

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  • 30

    out of 100

    Los Angeles TimesJan Stuart

    Droopy remake.

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  • 25

    out of 100

    Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

    When a Stranger Calls is ba-a-a-a-c-k, in frightless form, updated for the age of anytime minutes and caller ID.

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