The Call
Taste attributes: crimethrillerrobots/ai/spacedetectivedramaunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"There are 188 million 911 calls a year. This one made it personal."
Boxlist takeExpect an intricate, weighty crime thriller, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.
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Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Amasia Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
