Colin Farrell,
Kiefer Sutherland,
Forest Whitaker,
Radha Mitchell,
Katie Holmes
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A slick New York publicist (Farrell) who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that th...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 8, 2003
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October 14, 2009"A ringing phone has to be answered."
Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle.REVIEW
Farrell gives it his all as a slick entertainm...( read more) -
September 21, 2009*Ring ring*
Hello
Hi, did you know Hitchcock actually wanted to film this story before his death?
No I didn't know that interesting fact, thanks for telling me. Is this film any good?
Yeah, it's pretty good!
Great, thanks. Bye
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July 16, 2009Colin Farrel gives a riveting and electrifying performance. A off the hook type of acting that shines of movie star calibur. Forest Whitaker is teriffic. Kiefer Sutherland is perfectly menacing, a great performance. A brilliant, fast-paced, mind-blowing, smart and tension-buildin...( read more)
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June 15, 2009The Caller: Stu, if you hang up, I will kill you.
I really like this movie. Its a thriller that succeeds at doing exactly what it is going for. It takes a neat premise and pushes it along very quickly at an exciting 80 minutes. Colin Farrell teams up again with director Joel Sc...( read more) -
January 19, 2009"I've been dressing up as something I'm not for so long, I'm so afriad you won't like what's underneath. But here I am, just flesh and blood, and weakness...."
I'd been meaning to watch this for about 5 years but I never expected that a film shot almost entirely in a phon...( read more) -
February 9, 2010way better than thought it'd be. youd think a guy talkin n a phone booth the entire movie would b kinda boring but i really liked it
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February 3, 2010So simple, yet full of suspence... who knew a film based just around a phone booth could be so entertaining, great movie!
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January 31, 2010Unique direction, story's duration is same as running time, maintains suspense throughout, impressive acting by all
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Critic Reviews
April 22, 2003
David Edelstein, Slate
April 4, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
It's cinematic flash, tarted up with gritty gray-blue lighting and gimmicky photography. full review
April 4, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A movie that combines a seriousness of purpose with an impish delight in craft, in a way Hitchcock would have appreciated. full review
April 4, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is Farrell's to win or lose, since he's onscreen most of the time, and he shows energy and intensity. full review
March 21, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Farrell is a dynamo. And Kiefer Sutherland, whose sniper role is essentially a voice on the phone, matches Farrell subtle shift for subtle shift. full review
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October 4, 2008:] This looks fucking stupid,but as far as the movie ratings go,I'm dead wrong about this one...as I always say,I'm no Alice Cullen.[[I'm still looking into changing that]]It's a Twilight joke by the way to all you people who have been living under rocks.No offence to rocks.
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November 19, 2006The story is a simple one. Stu is a wide boy, shallow and selfish. One day he hears a phone ringing in a public booth and answers it. The caller tells him not to hang up or he will die. For once, Stu seems unable to talk his way out of a situation and, from initially being belligerent and cocky; he becomes increasingly afraid for his life.
It doesn't sound much of a tale but the film is surprisingly good, thanks in the main to the strong leads (Farrell and Keifer Sutherland). The director manages to keep a good pace going, in spite of the limitations of the set, and the film manages to maintain the tension throughout. It is certainly something a little different from the usual 'thriller' movie and definitely worth 81 minutes of anyones time. -
November 19, 2006
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A single phone call can change a man's life…or possibly end it. Colin Farrell delivers a captivating, off-the-hook performance as Stu Shepard, a self-centered New York City publicist who suddenly finds himself on the deadly end of a high-powered rifle scope. Now it's a real-time race against the clock as Stu must outwit a psychotic sniper in a frantic scramble from phone booth to freedom. Directed by Joel Schumacher, this groundbreaking "tightly-made thriller" (Sidekick Magazine) co-stars Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes, and Kiefer Sutherland as the crazed gunman calling the shots, literally. -
September 16, 2006the combination of colin farrell's acting and Kiefer Sutherland's voice made a powerful movie.. for me i was expecting a 2nd part .. to show if colin learned from his mistakes? and if Kiefer wud go out and play that role on another person .. anyways.. it's a good movie and for those who haven't watched it .. u really have to get it !
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