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When Michael Calls
“In "When Michael Calls," Elizabeth Ashley receives mysterious phone calls. Who's keeping her on the hook?”
57%
Movie
1h 13m
AI Analysis
When Michael Calls (1972) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of When Michael Calls (1972) — a movie tagged as Horror, Thriller, and TV Movie with dark and tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each phone call, a family member dies. Will she be the next in line? Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~73 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate When Michael Calls 57% (24 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
When Michael Calls suits viewers who want a dark and tense film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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TMDb audience score
57%
from 24 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each phone call, a family member dies. Will she be the next in line?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1972-02-05
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 90391
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Is there an official trailer for When Michael Calls?
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What is When Michael Calls about?
A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each phone call, a family member dies. Will she be the next in line?
Is there an AI analysis for When Michael Calls?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie When Michael Calls?
The official runtime for When Michael Calls is approximately 73 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Ben Gazzara
Doremus Connelly

Elizabeth Ashley
Helen Connelly

Michael Douglas
Craig

Al Waxman
Sheriff Hap Washbrook
- L
Larry Reynolds
Doc Britton

Marian Waldman
Elsa Britton
- K
Karen Pearson
Peggy Connelly
- C
Chris Pellett
Peter

Alan McRae
Harry Randall
- S
Steve Weston
Enoch Mills
- R
Robert Warner
Sam
- M
Michèle Chicoine
Amy
- J
John Bethune
Quinlan
- W
William Osler
Professor Swen (uncredited)
- D
Daniel Selby
Boy at School (uncredited)
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