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The Call

2013 96 min ★ 6.8 Crime, Thriller

Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.

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Cast

Halle Berry

Jordan Turner

Abigail Breslin

Casey Welson

Morris Chestnut

Officer Paul Phillips

Michael Eklund

Michael Foster

David Otunga

Officer Jake Devans

Michael Imperioli

Alan Denado

Justina Machado

Rachel

José Zúñiga

Marco

Roma Maffia

Maddy

Evie Thompson

Leah Templeton

Details

Director

Brad Anderson

Screenplay

Richard D'Ovidio

Tagline

"There are 188 million 911 calls a year. This one made it personal."

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$68,572,378

Production

TriStar Pictures, WWE Studios, Troika Pictures, Stage 6 Films, Amasia Entertainment

Reviews

John Chard

November 16, 2014

★ 6/10

It’s Done! Directed by Brad Anderson and starring Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin, The Call is one of those infuriating thriller movies that destroys all its hard work with a lame last quarter. The plot is based around a 911 Emergency Call Centre, where Berry works but suffers a breakdown of sorts when an error she makes costs the life of a young girl being stalked by a maniac. Some time later ...