| One Missed Call (2003) | 6.2 | |
| Scream (1996) | 7.4 | |
| Dogtooth (2009) | 7.1 | |
| Sin City (2005) | 8.0 | |
| Clue (1985) | 7.3 |
Telephone call movies and TV shows – page 4
Best films
New films
| The Ritual (2025) | 4.5 | |
| Superman (2025) | 7.1 | |
| Novocaine (2025) | 6.5 | |
| The Chronology of Water (2025) | 6.7 | |
| The Pickup (2025) | 5.4 |
List of telephone call movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In a near future, crimes and accidents have disappeared because it has become possible to call the past. However, the peace will be disturbed by a killer who seems to have found the one crack in the system.
Style:
tense, suspense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, telephone call, police investigation, travel, time warp, killing, crime investigation, time paradox, murderer, time loop, murder ...
Time:
near future
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Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France, USA, UK, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her ...
Style:
tense, emotional, devastating, crying, tragic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
war crime, telephone call, child in peril, rescue, desperation, courage, survival, witness, loss, bombing, trauma, siege ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
palestine
Is relevant?
300K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hostage, psychopath, sniper, dishonesty, mind game, trapped, cell phone, hopes, plot twist, secret relationship, lone hero, sin ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
8K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 12 min.
TV show
Story:
A series of interconnected phone conversations chronicling the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event.
Style:
suspenseful, unusual plot structure, enigmatic, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
cursed object, mysticism, mysterious death, riddles and clues, telephone call, phone terror, cell phone, serial killer, woman in danger, dark secret, fear, curse ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
It's an iconic line in any crime story: when a suspect is arrested and gets to make one call. In reality, once a person enters the criminal justice system, there are multiple opportunities to make calls while awaiting trial. The vast majority ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
murder investigation, investigation, jail, prison, homicide detective, suspicion of murder, telephone call, true crime, prison life, crime investigation, jail cell, secret ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
This one hour program features real audio recordings between a 911 dispatch operator and a victim who is in imminent danger and has called 911 for police assistance. The real audio calls are supported with excerpts of interviews with individuals who ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, scary, realistic ...
Plot:
interview, telephone call, chases and races, danger, race against time, law enforcement, woman in danger, 911, accident, crisis, panic, true crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, creepy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, maniac, high school, stalking, killer, babysitter, husband wife relationship, babysitting, murder, high school student, nightmare ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, colorado
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In Japan, the daycare teacher Kyoko Okudera is convinced by her colleague and friend Madoka to visit her boyfriend Naoto Sakurai in the restaurant where he works instead of studying as planned. When the owner Mr. Wang answers his daughter's ...
Style:
psychological, scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cell phone, ghost, afterlife, investigation, vengeance, journalism, supernatural, danger, teenage life, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, telephone call ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, taiwan, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After being bestowed with demonic powers following a phone call to Hell, a psychotic teacher begins a rampage of death and destruction in a small town, forcing a teen and her boyfriend to fight him off so that they can get away.
Style:
slasher, surprise ending, dark, independent film, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
telephone call, satanism, strip club, car chase, teacher, demon, supernatural being, cell phone, woman with a gun, threatening telephone call, evil computer, pandemic ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Is relevant?
232K
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Two years after the terrifying events that occurred in Woodsboro, Sidney is now attending Windsor College in Cincinnati, and Gale Weathers' best selling book on Sidney's life has now been made into a major motion picture. When two college ...
Style:
slasher, horror comedy, sexy, bloody, scary ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, college, serial murder, strong female lead, villain, mystery killer, female protagonist, masked man, haunted by the past, killer, blood, murder ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, ohio
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A babysitter begins receiving threatening phone calls from a man who has just killed an entire family.
Style:
slasher, serious, scary, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, urban legend, gory, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, murder, home invasion, danger, terrorism, youth, teenage life, prank, legends and myths ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
Style:
psychological, surreal, mysterious, sexy, black comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
doppelganger, shyness, losing-it hero, surrealism, depression, suicide, dark humor, employer employee relationship, cemetery, office, workplace, loser ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
britain, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes ...
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
social issues, volunteer, telephone call, social problems, empathy, social worker, loneliness, compassion, mental health, relationship problems, trust, character study ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Three unemployed men find the answer to all their money problems when they receive a call from a kidnapper. However, things do not go as planned.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
kidnapping, rescue, ransom, rivalry, unemployment, fall in love, nothing goes right, mistaken identity, love and romance, gangster, buddies, couple relations ...
Time:
y2k, 90s
Place:
middle east, asia, india
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), who was ...
Style:
slasher, scary, bloody, classic horror, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
murder, supernatural, supernatural horror, nightmare, fear, dream, serial killer, gory, sleep deprivation, teenager, nightmare comes true, high school ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
ohio, usa, canada
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, sad, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, friendship, childhood, children, coming of age, ufo, friendly alien, space and aliens, chase, boy, child protagonist, bicycle ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1982, 90s, future
Place:
california, usa, persia, los angeles
Is relevant?
86K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Travelling businessman, David Mann, angers the driver of a rusty tanker whilst crossing the Californian desert. A simple trip turns deadly as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.
Style:
road movie, creepy, suspense, psychological thriller, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night, horror for children
Plot:
car chase, desert, chase, truck, road rage, psychopath, driving, truck driver, duel, mysterious villain, on the road, pursuit ...
Time:
70s, year 1971, 20th century
Place:
california, persia, usa, los angeles, canada
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: France, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Dolph Springer wakes up one morning to realize he has lost the love of his life, his dog, Paul. During his quest to get Paul (and his life) back, Dolph radically changes the lives of others -- risking his sanity all the while.
Style:
experimental, black comedy, not serious, humorous, mindfuck ...
Plot:
surrealism, absurdism, identity crisis, dog, disorder, pets, mysterious character, mental disorder, adult humor, lost dog, telephone call, hipster ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
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153K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, black comedy, visually stunning, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, money, mafia, robbery, violence, betrayal, organized crime, twists and turns, greed, anti hero, prostitute ...
Time:
future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, new york
Is relevant?
14K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada, Netherlands
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, melancholic, talky, stylized ...
Plot:
journalism, manipulation, actress, videotaping, egoism, depression, character study, loser, interview, dialogue, betrayal, deal ...
Time:
year 2007
Place:
washington d.c., new york, europe, former yugoslavia, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify ...
Style:
funny, feel good, romantic, romantic comedy, laugh out loud ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
friendship between men, bromance, friendship, wedding, gay interest, couple relations, marriage, mentor, friend, socially awkward, male bonding, best friend ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, venice beach california, chicago ...
Is relevant?
116K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate ...
Style:
clever, tense, political, period piece, tricky ...
Plot:
journalism, politics, president, reporter, journalist, biopic, american politics, nixon, corruption, conspiracy, power struggle, scandal ...
Time:
70s, year 2008, 90s, 2000s, year 1977 ...
Place:
california, new york, washington d.c., north america, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Norway
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
In Skoddeheimen, Norway, 15-year-old Alma is consumed by her hormones and fantasies that range from sweetly romantic images of Artur, the boyfriend she yearns for, to daydreams about practically everybody she lays eyes on.
Style:
sexy, realistic, humorous, semi serious, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
coming of age, phone sex, youth, teenage life, teenage girl, sexual fantasy, sexual attraction, erotic fantasy, female sexuality, teenage sexuality, unrequited love, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, scandinavia, oslo norway
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Drew Baylor is fired after causing his shoe company to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. To make matters worse, he's also dumped by his girlfriend. On the verge of ending it all, Drew gets a new lease on life when he returns to his ...
Style:
sweet, sentimental, melancholic, road movie, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
small town, love story, suicide attempt, love, bittersweet, stewardess, road trip, destiny, hometown, life philosophy, self discovery, on the road ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
kentucky, oklahoma city, usa, memphis, mississippi ...
Is relevant?
114K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
Style:
neo noir, cerebral, detective, teen, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, twists and turns, murder mystery, loner, murder, investigation, teenager, amateur detective, whodunit, coming of age, adolescence, drug dealing ...
Time:
year 2005, y2k, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Is relevant?
267K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.
Style:
psychological, scenic, tense, sexy, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
island, adventurer, tourist, jungle, drug, travel, beach, utopia, desire, hippie, marijuana, survival ...
Time:
year 2000, 20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand, southeast asia
Is relevant?
150K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, erotic, brutal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
private detective, obsession, male nudity, videotaped sex, revenge, murder mystery, private investigator, sexual abuse, investigation, violent, serial killer, sex ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, new york, usa, pennsylvania ...
Is relevant?
52K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to tell the ...
Style:
non-linear, dark comedy, psychological, black comedy, sexy ...
Plot:
murder, twists and turns, dark humor, accident, multiple perspectives, chase, vandalism, crime gone awry, car accident, police, obsession, creativity ...
Time:
year 2003, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
168K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his ...
Style:
clever, atmospheric, captivating, neo noir, talky ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
on the road, driving, destiny, dead father, adultery, character study, life turned upside down, family problems, dialogue, mobile phone, family man, night ...
Time:
y2k, 90s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, ethiopia, usa, london
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The series focused on an FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit whose members negotiated hostage situations and shared relationships.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, enigmatic ...
Plot:
policewoman, negotiation, partners against crime, lovers, romancing partners, federal bureau of investigation, fbi, spouse in danger, investigation, hostage, coworker relationship, workplace romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
Is relevant?
