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TV Movie

When a Stranger Calls Back

1993·1h 34m·R
MysteryHorrorThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 6.1/10
4,564 votes

A retired detective and a crisis center counselor hunt a killer stalking a coed.

When a Stranger Calls Back is a 1993 mystery horror movie directed by Fred Walton, starring Charles Durning, Carol Kane, Gene Lythgow. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.1/10 from 4,564 votes and runs 1h 34m.

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Director
Fred Walton
Stars
Charles Durning
Carol Kane
Gene Lythgow
Jill Schoelen
Details
1993-04-04
94 min
TV Movie
R
★ Canada, United States
★ English
Keywords
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