A babysitter begins receiving threatening phone calls from a man who has just killed an entire family.
Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.
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When a Killer Calls2006
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GoodWatch score 62February 1, 2006 · 1 h 31 min · R
Death by Mocking, Hostile Weather, Badly Battered Babysitter +9
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In the United States, When a Killer Calls streams on Troma NOW and Bloodstream, and it is free with ads on Plex, Fandango at Home Free, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. It also streams in 137 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 36 (IMDb 3.8).
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 4 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
TV Tropes lists 87 tropes for it, including Death by Mocking, Hostile Weather, and Badly Battered Babysitter.
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