Movies Like When a Stranger Calls Back (1993)

When a Stranger Calls Back is a 1993 horror, tv movie, thriller film from Fred Walton with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with When a Stranger Calls and Babysitter Wanted.

Horror TV Movie Thriller

When a Stranger Calls

1979

A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.

6.2

MagicScore

Babysitter Wanted

2007

When she takes a job babysitting a young boy for a night at his family's remote farmhouse, sweet college co-ed Angie Albright becomes the target of a scar-covered creep making mysterious phone calls and prowling outside the windows. Angie gets the drop on the would-be killer, but quickly discovers that her nightmare has just begun.

5.4

MagicScore

Halloween Ends

2022

Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.

6.1

MagicScore

The Babysitter: Killer Queen

2020

Two years after defeating a satanic cult led by his babysitter Bee, Cole's trying to forget his past and focus on surviving high school. But when old enemies unexpectedly return, Cole will once again have to outsmart the forces of evil.

6.3

MagicScore

Critters Attack!

2020

Mysterious alien Critters have crash-landed in a small college town, devouring every living thing they encounter. Drea and the kids she's babysitting must try desperately to save themselves from the ravenous, rolling beasts. Will Drea discover her inner badass, and will it be enough to stop the Critter onslaught?

6.1

MagicScore

Insidious: Out of the Further

2026

Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world.

6.5

MagicScore

Creep 2

2017

After finding an ad online for “video work,” Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer. Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on, she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole from which she can’t escape.

6.3

MagicScore

Countdown

2019

A young nurse downloads an app that tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.

6.2

MagicScore

Out of the Dark

1988

A deranged killer wearing a clown mask begins preying on a group of young women working at a phone-sex company.

5.5

MagicScore

#10

Night Killer

1990

Melanie Beck is the only surviving victim of a killer-rapist who wears a Freddy Krueger-esque mask and claw. Despite having seen the killer's face, Beck has blocked it from her memory. Becoming suicidal, she tries to kill herself on the beach but is saved by Axel, another rapist sleazeball who keeps her locked in his hotel room. All this builds to a mind blowing conclusion.

4.9

MagicScore

#11

The Dead Pool

1988

Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late...

6.3

MagicScore

#12

Dead of Night

1945

While seeking some architectural work at a country farmhouse, Walter Craig soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. He’s forced to listen to the bizarre tales of each guest while dreading the terrible end he knows is coming.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Magic

1978

A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.

6.8

MagicScore

#14

Dead Silence

2007

Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. Destined to find out the truth, Jamie goes to the town of Raven's Fair, where Shaw used to perform and is buried. But Jamie is in for more than he expected.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Humanoids from the Deep

1980

After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939

A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in Egypt. The real Mr. Moto is already in Port Said, investigating a conspiracy against the British and French governments.

5.5

MagicScore

#17

Devil Doll

1964

An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain an heiress' millions.

4.6

MagicScore

#18

Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself

2019

The ventriloquist, Jeff Dunham, taped his second Netflix special in his hometown of Dallas, TX in the American Airlines Center. He returns with his normal cast of characters including Walter, Bubba J, Peanut, José Jalapeño on a Stick, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, and one of his newest additions Larry, a high strung, chain-smoking, on-again, off-again personal adviser to the President.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity

2007

Combining his amazing talent and his unorthodox sense of humor, Jeff Dunham returns, yet again, with a hilarious stand-up comedy and ventriloquist performance. Starting off with the infamously known Walter, scrutinizing every bit of today's American society. Followed by two new characters, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, who continuously threatens the crowd with Silence and Death, and Melvin the Superhero.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

The Paper Man

1963

A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like When a Stranger Calls Back?

The top films similar to When a Stranger Calls Back by MovieMagicScore are When a Stranger Calls (6.2), Babysitter Wanted (5.4), Halloween Ends (6.1). Each shares horror/tv movie/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is When a Stranger Calls Back worth watching?

When a Stranger Calls Back holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 84 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is When a Stranger Calls Back?

When a Stranger Calls Back (1993) is a horror, tv movie, thriller film directed by Fred Walton, starring Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Jill Schoelen.

Where can I find more recommendations like When a Stranger Calls Back?

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About movies like When a Stranger Calls Back

This ranked list pairs When a Stranger Calls Back (1993), a horror and tv movie and thriller film from Fred Walton, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Carol Kane take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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