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Movies Like The Call

If you loved The Call's Horror and Thriller storytelling, these films deliver a similar experience — carefully selected for tone, themes, and emotional depth. Each pick includes where to watch it right now.

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The Tall Man
6.0

The Tall Man

2012

When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.

The Black Phone
7.5

The Black Phone

2022

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

White Bird in a Blizzard
6.2

White Bird in a Blizzard

2014

In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.

When a Stranger Calls
6.2

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.

Succubus
8.6

Succubus

2024

A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he could have ever imagined.

The Caller
6.2

The Caller

2011

Troubled divorcee Mary Kee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman. When the stranger reveals she's calling from the past, Mary tries to break off contact. But the caller doesn't like being ignored, and looks for revenge in a unique and terrifying way...

Whisper
6.3

Whisper

2007

Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.

You'll Never Find Me
6.1

You'll Never Find Me

2024

Patrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the weather. The longer the night wears on and the more the young woman discovers about Patrick, the more difficult she finds it to leave. Soon she begins to question Patrick’s intentions, while Patrick begins to question his own grip on reality...

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Secret in Their Eyes
6.4

Secret in Their Eyes

2015

A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.

Bunny Lake Is Missing
7.2

Bunny Lake Is Missing

1965

A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.

Play Dead
6.1

Play Dead

2022

Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is using the corpses for his sick and twisted business, and when he realises that Chloe still has a pulse, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues.

Every Secret Thing
6.2

Every Secret Thing

2014

One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another child is missing, and two detectives are called in to investigate the mystery in a community where everyone seems to have a secret.

Censor
5.8

Censor

2021

A screener at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who has earned an unsavory reputation for being the strictest censor of violent films, begins to spiral out of control after viewing a low-budget horror with similarities to the disappearance of her sister.

Please Don't Feed the Children
6.2

Please Don't Feed the Children

2025

After a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
7.4

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

2021

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.

The Invisible Man
7.1

The Invisible Man

2020

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

Vicious
6.0

Vicious

2025

When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.

Bloodline Killer
5.8

Bloodline Killer

2024

Moira Cole endeavors to rebuild her shattered life after her family's murder at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin.

MaXXXine
6.3

MaXXXine

2024

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

Cucuy: The Boogeyman
6.6

Cucuy: The Boogeyman

2018

When children start disappearing, a rebellious teen under house arrest starts to suspect that a legendary evil, a boogeyman known as the Cucuy, might be responsible.

Why These Movies Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with The Call (2020): Horror and Thriller themes, similar narrative structure, and comparable emotional depth. NoBadPicks uses a combination of TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface films most likely to resonate with fans of The Call.

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