When a Stranger Calls (1979) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • A nude man briefly sits on the floor, you only see his backside (including buttocks) and chest.

Violence & Gore

  • A man is shot and killed. No blood Shown.
  • a few images of a man with his clothing soaked in blood.
  • There is a brawl, where a man is pinned down and punched repeatedly
  • a gruesome discussion of how a man killed his victims (verbal only, nothing shown onscreen)

Profanity

  • Contains religious swearing (e.g., "Christ", "Goddamn").

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • glasses and bottles of alcohol shown on a few occasions; very brief scene of adults at a party, glasses of wine at a restaurant, another scene takes place in a bar
  • a character smokes a cigarette in a scene

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The final 10 mins are intense.

Spoilers

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Young children are murdered offscreen.
  • The opening 20 minutes are very creepy and intense as the psycho torments a teenage girl.
  • The teenager now grown up receives a call from the killer while in a restaurant.

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