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When a Stranger Calls

Every babysitter's nightmare becomes real...

Rating 6.2 / 10Release August 24, 1979Runtime 97 min

A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.

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