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All teen and kid reviews for When a Stranger Calls (2006)

Age
11
Average rating based on 45 kid and teen reviews:
  • 33% say violence is an issue
Teen, 15 years old
August 5, 2011
 
Great Movie for Horror Movie Lovers!
It was a good movie! Although, the stranger that tries to kill her is never known about. He appears in the movie and we don't even know who he is or how he got in the house or why he's trying to kill her. Other than that, there is a lot of suspense and it's a very nice movie!

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Teen, 15 years old
July 27, 2010
 
Not for people who aren't into horror flicks!
I really liked this movie. It has good jump out at you scenes and suspense. There is some violence at the end but children who are over the age of 11 and want to see this movie should be able to handle it if they like horror films that'll give them a good scare.

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Teen, 15 years old
July 21, 2009
 
This

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Teen, 16 years old
July 4, 2011
 
This Remake Scares!
This remake takes the beginning of the first film and expands it into a great remake. This film is so much better than the original, even though the trailer gave away the surprise, it's still a great thriller that still delivers great "jump" moments. It's very much like a Hitchcock thriller, even though Alfred would never give the shocking ending away.

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Kid, 14 years old
July 7, 2010
 
Pretty Bad
Uuuuum..........This movie had nothing going on until the last 10 minutes, although the ending was very cliche.It was very boring and I would never recommend it to someone I like.

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Teen, 16 years old
April 16, 2009
 
Great
It was good, not very scary.

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Teen, 14 years old
March 12, 2011
 
Excellent!
Great movie and my first horror movie! It was very suspenseful and made you jump. I got scared! The dead bodies would easily give younger kids nightmares. This horror movie is not a fantasy or supernatural movie. It really gets under your skin that its possible anywhere. Barely any violence other than at the end. Great movie, not for younger kids!

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Teen, 14 years old
February 26, 2011
 
suspensful movie keeps you at the edge of your seat.....
This movie was awsome. IT was awsome. But not so good for younger kids (10 and under) do to vilonce and language. PS: @ imommy2 LOVE YOUR JB PICTURE:)

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Teen, 15 years old
July 12, 2010
 
I was afraid of the dark
Really creepy and suspenseful. I was afraid of the dark for three days after seeing it.

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Teen, 14 years old
December 21, 2011
 
Great Horror Tale
This movie is great! it's a great sppoky horror tale without gore that keeps you at the edge of your seat every second you watch! Due to some violence, terror, thrill ,and suspense with some language but no gory or bloody scenes i would recomend this to everyone ages 13 and up!

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Teen, 14 years old
July 27, 2011
 
when a stranger calls dont listen to the critics!
i liked the movie there is language and violence but nothing too bad at all a great movie for kids 11+ loved it.

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Kid, 12 years old
August 21, 2010
 
great movie
had me on the edge of my seat i was really scared. not for little kids

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Teen, 14 years old
April 24, 2010
 
When a Stranger Calls
i don't know if u should consider this a horror movie. its not even close 2 scary, in my opinion,and it gets boring until the end when there is finally some action. but i hav 2 say the last jump scene was freaky because u weren't expecting it. i would say this is a good horror movie 4 people who get scared easier, because it won't scare them as much as other horror movies.

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Teen, 14 years old
January 1, 2010
 
GREAT MOVIE!!!!!
It was a great movie!!! I loved it, but it is supposed to be a scary movie, and it was quite gloomy. I think it is on for mature 11 year olds, because some people might be scared seeing bloody-bags, bodies, etc. But, otherwise, great suspenseful movie!!!!

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Teen, 14 years old
December 10, 2010
 
Great Movie!!
Although there are some not so great moments overall I love this movie!!! The first time I seen it was at my friends house. Now we watch it every time I go to her house.

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Teen, 14 years old
March 28, 2010
 
Although this reamke i hear is almost exactly the same as the 1979 version it still is really good. At first i thought this movie was going to have lots of blood and gore but to my surprise it didn't. When a stranger calls leaves almost all terrifying things to your imagination. The beggining of this movie movie was a little slow but that really helped to build up suspence and drama. AWSOME MOVIE! GO BYE IT NOW ON DVD AND VIDEO!

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Teen, 16 years old
May 11, 2012
 
I should say at 12.

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Teen, 13 years old
January 14, 2012
 
Safety first,kiddos!
First off,I thought my brother would be scared by this bcuz he freaked out watching the remake.we saw with my dad in the basement and he was laughing throughout.i gotta still remark that this is pretty disturbing due to reality and fact that it could happen to anybody.its just an urban legend and folk tale,but I wonder what you kids would do if some guy just rings your mum in the middle of the night and she traces the call to be inside the house.

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Kid, 13 years old
September 27, 2010
 
good movie
it's awesome. my friends and i watched it at my sleepover. we screamed at the end

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Teen, 15 years old
March 29, 2010
 
A really good movie but some parts or a little scary and have some terror in them. This movie is not bloody and gory but does feature some intense violence and a little language. I give When a Stranger Calls 3 starts and think it is iffy for ages 11-12

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