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CrimeThriller

The Call

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

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.

Release Date : 2013-03-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TriStar PicturesWWE StudiosTroika PicturesStage 6 FilmsAmasia Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Halle Berry

Character Name : Jordan Turner

Original Name : Halle Berry

Gender : Female

Abigail Breslin

Character Name : Casey Welson

Original Name : Abigail Breslin

Gender : Female

Morris Chestnut

Character Name : Officer Paul Phillips

Original Name : Morris Chestnut

Gender : Male

Michael Eklund

Character Name : Michael Foster

Original Name : Michael Eklund

Gender : Male

David Otunga

Character Name : Officer Jake Devans

Original Name : David Otunga

Gender : Male

Michael Imperioli

Character Name : Alan Denado

Original Name : Michael Imperioli

Gender : Male

Justina Machado

Character Name : Rachel

Original Name : Justina Machado

Gender : Female

José Zúñiga

Character Name : Marco

Original Name : José Zúñiga

Gender : Male

Roma Maffia

Character Name : Maddy

Original Name : Roma Maffia

Gender : Female

Evie Thompson

Character Name : Leah Templeton

Original Name : Evie Thompson

Gender : Female

Denise Dowse

Character Name : Flora

Original Name : Denise Dowse

Gender : Female

Ella Rae Peck

Character Name : Autumn

Original Name : Ella Rae Peck

Gender : Female

Jenna Lamia

Character Name : Brooke

Original Name : Jenna Lamia

Gender : Female

Ross Gallo

Character Name : Josh

Original Name : Ross Gallo

Gender : Male

Tara Platt

Character Name : Female Trainee

Original Name : Tara Platt

Gender : Female

Sammy Busby

Character Name : Officer

Original Name : Sammy Busby

Gender : Male

Michael Linstroth

Character Name : Officer #1

Original Name : Michael Linstroth

Gender : Male

Lisa Grady

Character Name : Forensics Agent

Original Name : Lisa Grady

Gender : Female

Rakefet Abergel

Character Name : Trainee #1

Original Name : Rakefet Abergel

Gender : Female

Jay Potter

Character Name : Bryan

Original Name : Jay Potter

Gender : Male

Teresa Jelks-Kirkley

Character Name : Operator #1

Original Name : Teresa Jelks-Kirkley

Gender : Female

Yolanda Arroyo

Character Name : Operator #2

Original Name : Yolanda Arroyo

Gender : Female

Frankie Louis Mulcahy

Character Name : Young Operator in Quiet Room

Original Name : Frankie Louis Mulcahy

Gender : Male

Steven Williams

Character Name : Terrence

Original Name : Steven Williams

Gender : Male

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Character Name : Jose

Original Name : Thomas Rosales Jr.

Gender : Male

Alisa Hensley

Character Name : Soccer Mom

Original Name : Alisa Hensley

Gender : Female

Kimberly Bailey

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Kimberly Bailey

Gender : Female

Kirk Baily

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Kirk Baily

Gender : Male

Michael James Clark

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Michael James Clark

Gender : Male

Patty Connolly

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Patty Connolly

Gender : Female

Vicki Davis

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Vicki Davis

Gender : Female

Eddie Frierson

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Eddie Frierson

Gender : Male

Elisa Gabrielli

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Elisa Gabrielli

Gender : Female

Nicholas Guest

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Nicholas Guest

Gender : Male

Donna Lynn Leavy

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Donna Lynn Leavy

Gender : Female

Jacqueline Pinol

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Jacqueline Pinol

Gender : Female

Terence Mathews

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Terence Mathews

Gender : Male

David Michie

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : David Michie

Gender : Male

Jonathan Nichols

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Jonathan Nichols

Gender : Male

Maria Nicolacakis

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Maria Nicolacakis

Gender : Male

Michael Ralph

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Michael Ralph

Gender : Male

Mark Sussman

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Mark Sussman

Gender : Male

Ruth Zalduondo

Character Name : Additional Voices (voice)

Original Name : Ruth Zalduondo

Gender : Female

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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 and Breslin is abducted by a whacko and locked in the trunk of his car, which brings Berry back into dutiful action. Can she save the girl this time? For the most part it’s a sturdy thriller, it’s not breaking new ground or anything, but it has some good ideas and the scenes of Breslin and Berry talking on the phone are well crafted and performed. So far so tightly wound by Anderson. But there’s a point in the movie where you know exactly what is going to happen for the remainder of film. Logic, suspense and credibility is quickly replaced by a roll call of popcorn munching conventions clearly aimed at pleasing the undemanding multiplex goers. The police are buffoons but thankfully Berry, a phone operator, can do their job for them. Though this comes at a cost to Berry as well. Where earlier there was an actress playing with conviction an interesting and emotionally confused character, now she is reduced to doing the sort of dumb things that happen in laughably bad scream queen movies. Or not as the case may be in one colossal plot hole that is badly attempted to be explained away by the makers! Such a shame, because both Berry and Breslin turn in good thriller performances, and Michael Eklund is suitably nuts as the serial killer with on-going issues. But they are all better than this screenplay, and deserve better, it feels compromised after such a good start, while Anderson is clearly capable of greater things given he has Session 9, The Machinist and Transsiberian on his CV. The Call is cautiously recommended to those after a better than average thriller time waster. The lead actors are good value, the direction clean, the premise safe and the production design for the nutter’s lair suitably grotty. If only the writer and the suited financial backers could have been in sync and stayed true to the earlier tone of the pic, then this would have been a bigger hit. 6/10