What movies are similar to The Call?

Start with films such as The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The Invisible Man, The Black Phone, The Lost Boys. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make The Call memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked The Call?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as The Call?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after The Call?

Try The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The Invisible Man, The Black Phone—each shares DNA with The Call while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is The Call?

The Call (2020) is best described as Horror, Thriller. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is The Call worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 5.5/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this horror lane.

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The Call (2020) works because people revisit The Call for the same reason it broke through in 2020: clear stakes, memorable faces, and a thriller rhythm that doesn't stall in the middle. Timothy Woodward Jr. keeps the ensemble pointed in one direction. The horror and thriller blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together. The concrete hook is in the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of, and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like The Call, we prioritized horror, thriller films that share horror, thriller, divisive without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. A good companion watch should feel adjacent in appetite, not like a weaker replay of the same story. Use the ranked picks as a watch-night path: immediate matches first, then stranger detours with the same charge. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the The Call feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
★ 7.4 · Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 1h 51m
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The afterglow from The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is a dark, uncompromising tone: different residue than The Call, even when horror, thriller, mystery read familiar. Trace the fork to In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of versus Paranormal.
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2.The Invisible Man (2020)
★ 7.1 · Thriller · Science Fiction · Horror · 2h 4m
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A 2020 frame changes how When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was lands next to The Call (2020) and its In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of. horror, thriller, science.
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3.The Black Phone (2022)
★ 7.5 · Horror · Thriller · 1h 43m
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What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: The Call pays off through In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of, while The Black Phone pushes resolution toward Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted.
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4.The Lost Boys (1987)
★ 7.1 · Horror · Comedy · Thriller · 1h 37m
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In The Call, the spine is In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of; The Lost Boys finds its spine in When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes. horror, thriller, comedy.
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5.What Lies Beneath (2000)
★ 6.4 · Drama · Horror · Mystery · 2h 10m
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Character pressure in What Lies Beneath accumulates around Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so, echoing how The Call tightened the screws with In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of.
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6.Manhunter (1986)
★ 7.0 · Crime · Horror · Thriller · 2h
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Manhunter handles FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a risky with a Crime bias that The Call did not foreground in its Horror read of In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home.
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7.Whisper (2007)
★ 6.3 · Horror · Thriller · 1h 34m
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The Call and Whisper split at the plot: In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of on one side, Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin. on the other. horror, thriller.
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8.When a Stranger Calls (1979)
★ 6.2 · Horror · Thriller · 1h 37m
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horror, thriller surface in both films, yet When a Stranger Calls keeps the temperature a dark, uncompromising tone, not a tonal echo of The Call. Compare A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. against In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night.
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9.American Psycho (2000)
★ 7.4 · Thriller · Drama · Crime · 1h 42m
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If In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of is what locked you into The Call, American Psycho hands you A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as as the next jolt.
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10.Memories of Murder (2003)
★ 8.1 · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 2h 11m
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A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. is the sharpest reason to queue Memories of Murder after The Call: it refracts the same curiosity In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from The Call: thriller, horror, drama, crime, plus a dark through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how The Call trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during The Call—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

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What movies are similar to The Call?: Start with films such as The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The Invisible Man, The Black Phone, The Lost Boys. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make The Call memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked The Call?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as The Call?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after The Call?: Try The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The Invisible Man, The Black Phone—each shares DNA with The Call while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is The Call?: The Call (2020) is best described as Horror, Thriller. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is The Call worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 5.5/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this horror lane.

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1.The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

2.The Invisible Man (2020)

3.The Black Phone (2022)

4.The Lost Boys (1987)

5.What Lies Beneath (2000)

6.Manhunter (1986)

7.Whisper (2007)

8.When a Stranger Calls (1979)

9.American Psycho (2000)

10.Memories of Murder (2003)

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