Movies Like When a Stranger Calls Back

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

When a Stranger Calls

1979·1h 37m·★ 6.4·Fred Walton

When a Stranger Calls CollectionBoth star Carol Kane & Charles DurningDir. Fred Walton

Halloween: Resurrection

2002·1h 29m·★ 3.9·Rick Rosenthal

TMDB recommendsDP: David GeddesHorror & Thriller

The Forever Purge

2021·1h 43m·★ 5.4·Everardo Gout

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988·1h 28m·★ 5.8·Dwight H. Little

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Roar

1981·1h 35m·★ 6.1·Noel Marshall

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Hardware

1990·1h 33m·★ 6.0·Richard Stanley

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989·1h 38m·★ 4.9·Dominique Othenin-Girard

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

The Rosary Murders

1987·1h 45m·★ 5.9·Fred Walton

Starring Charles DurningDir. Fred WaltonThriller & Horror

Dog Day Afternoon

1975·2h 4m·★ 8.0·Sidney Lumet

Both star Charles Durning & Carol Kane

Halloween

1978·1h 31m·★ 7.7·John Carpenter

Fans also likedHorror & Thriller

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

2021·1h 51m·★ 6.2·Michael Chaves

Fans also likedHorror & Thriller

The Invisible Man

2020·2h 4m·★ 7.1·Leigh Whannell

Fans also likedThriller & Horror

Son of Frankenstein

1939·1h 39m·★ 7.1·Rowland V. Lee

TMDB recommends

The Revenge of Frankenstein

1958·1h 30m·★ 6.7·Terence Fisher

TMDB recommends

Bad Sister

2015·1h 25m·★ 4.6·Doug Campbell

Fans also likedThriller & TV Movie

Watcher

2022·1h 36m·★ 6.3·Chloe Okuno

Fans also likedHorror & Thriller

Night of the Reaper

2025·1h 33m·★ 5.8·Brandon Christensen

Fans also likedHorror & Thriller

The War of the Gargantuas

1966·1h 28m·★ 6.1·Ishirō Honda

TMDB recommends

Night Watch

2004·1h 54m·★ 6.4·Timur Bekmambetov

TMDB recommends

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943·1h 14m·★ 6.4·Roy William Neill

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How Good Is When a Stranger Calls Back?

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2

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3

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Buy

5

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Apple TV Store

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Available in 8 countries