The Caller(1987)
A strange visitor. A mysterious woman. A surprise ending...
One night, an unusual stranger in need (Malcolm McDowell) asks a woman living alone in a house in the woods if he can use her phone. It soon becomes clear that they're playing a strange mind game and that there's something very wrong about the woods.
Movie: The Caller
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One night, an unusual stranger in need (Malcolm McDowell) asks a woman living alone in a house in the woods if he can use her phone. It soon becomes clear that they're playing a strange mind game and that there's something very wrong about the woods.
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1987-05-01
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6.1
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A strange visitor. A mysterious woman. A surprise ending...
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