Some survival stories drop you in the wilderness. Others trap you in a trunk. The Call takes a confined space and turns it into a masterclass in pressure and problem-solving. Halle Berry stars as Jordan, a 911 operator whose first big call went horribly wrong—and who’s forced to face her trauma when a second girl is abducted. The clock is ticking, the call is live, and survival depends on two strangers staying calm enough to outthink a killer.
It’s a thriller that never lets you breathe for too long. Jordan’s new caller, a teenage girl named Casey (Abigail Breslin), has been kidnapped and stuffed in the trunk of a car with only a borrowed phone. There’s no GPS, no name, no clear location—just fragments of sound, flashes of light, and the voice of someone trying not to panic.
Cade explains why he picked it: “It’s survival in a situation, not in the elements. It’s about staying sharp when the whole thing could fall apart in seconds.” Kit agrees—and loved how the movie keeps shifting between the call center, the road, and the kidnapper’s point of view without losing focus.
The movie thrives on creativity. Jordan’s calm turns into Casey’s instructions: kick out the taillight, spill paint cans to mark the route, wave to passing drivers. Every tactic feels both cinematic and plausible. Kit points out how realistic it all feels—“You start thinking through what you’d do, step by step.” Cade connects with Halle Berry’s composure: “She has to stay cool while the worst possible thing is happening on the other end. That’s leadership under fire.”
It also builds its villain slowly. A normal-looking man with a job, a wife, and two kids becomes more disturbing with every clue—his home lined with childhood photos, a secret memorial to his dead sister, and a second property in the woods. By the time the story reaches that basement, we’ve learned how obsession and grief can warp into something unrecognizable.
Like a lot of high-concept thrillers, it moves fast enough that logic occasionally lags behind. The final act pushes into horror territory—complete with secret rooms, scalp collections, and a showdown that’s more cathartic than realistic. Kit calls it “a little twisted, but satisfyingly so.” Cade’s take? “It’s not trying to be subtle. It’s a rollercoaster—you get on for the ride.”
For Cade, The Call nails what a rewatchable thriller should be: tight, inventive, grounded in just enough realism to feel like a nightmare you could stumble into. For Kit, it’s an example of how survival doesn’t always mean the woods or the elements—it can mean keeping your voice steady when everything else is falling apart. Both hosts agree: it’s an underrated gem that deserves more credit than it ever got.
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