Where to watch The Caller (1987) tonight
The Caller (1987) runs 1 h 37 min, is rated R in the US and averages 5.9 from 46 TMDB members. One night, an unusual stranger in need asks a woman living alone in a house in the woods if he can use her phone. It soon becomes clear that they're playing a strange mind game and that there's something very wrong about the woods.
- Runtime
- 1 h 37 min — ends 9:37 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
- Released
- May 1, 1987
- TMDB rating
- 5.9 / 10 from 46 votes
- Director
- Arthur Allan Seidelman
- Starring
- Malcolm McDowell, Madolyn Smith Osborne
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), fuboTV (subscription), MGM+ Amazon Channel (subscription), Philo (subscription), MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel (subscription), MGM Plus (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Caller?
- The Caller is 1 h 37 min long (97 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:37 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Caller rated?
- The Caller is rated R in the US.
- Is The Caller a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Mystery and Science Fiction hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on. Rated R in the US — check who is in the room.
- Where can I stream The Caller?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), fuboTV (subscription), MGM+ Amazon Channel (subscription), Philo (subscription), MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel (subscription), MGM Plus (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Thrillers under 100 minutes
- Sci-fi movies under 2 hours
- Mystery movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 80s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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