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While babysitting, a high school student is terrorized by a stranger who calls her, asking "have you checked the children lately?" The police eventually notify her the calls are coming from inside the house.
| Genres: |
Suspense/Horror and Thriller |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 39 min. |
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| Release Date: |
February 3rd, 2006 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for intense terror, violence and some language. |
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| Distributors: |
Screen Gems
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$47,860,214 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
D
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"Even by the lowest standards, this is a frightless, cynically made movie." more...
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D- |
E! Online,
"When this stranger catches you, he just kills you with boredom." more...
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F |
Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...frightless..." more...
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D |
filmcritic.com, Keith Breese
"This modern remake is more a retelling, a slick exercise of slow-boil terror and when the pressure boils over in the last 15 minutes of the movie it's palpable. Kids in the audience will scream. Seriously." more...
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C |
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