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The Call
2020
· Movie
· 112 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1415
- IMDb #2030
- Letterboxd #1717
- Douban #1012
- Kinopoisk #2683
- AlloCiné #770
+1 more
- Trakt #648
Every rating
70–80
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 70, highest is AlloCiné on 80.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a caller puts a woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate.
Details
- Director
- Lee Chung-hyun
- Writers
- Kang Sun-ju, Lee Chung-hyun
- Studio
- Yong Film, Next Entertainment World
- Released
- 23 November 2020
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 3 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (20) →
Awards & nominations
See all 12 →3 wins from 12 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| 20th Director's Cut Awards 2022 | Best New Director | Lee Chung-hyun | Nominee |
| 20th Director's Cut Awards 2022 | Best New Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominee |
| 20th Director's Cut Awards 2022 | Best Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Winner |
| 15th Asian Film Awards 2021 | Best Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominee |
| 26th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 | Best New Director | Lee Chung-hyun | Nominee |
| 26th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 | Best Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominee |
| 30th Buil Film Awards 2021 | Best Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Winner |
| 30th Buil Film Awards 2021 | Best New Director | Lee Chung-hyun | Nominee |
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20th Director's Cut Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominee |
| Best New Director | Lee Chung-hyun | Nominee |
30th Buil Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Winner |
| Best New Director | Lee Chung-hyun | Nominee |
57th Baeksang Arts Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress (Film) | Jeon Jong-seo | Winner |
| Best New Director | Lee Chung-hyun | Nominee |
26th Chunsa Film Art Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominee |
| Best New Director | Lee Chung-hyun | Nominee |
42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominee |
| Best New Director | Lee Chung-hyun | Nominee |
15th Asian Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Jeon Jong-seo | Nominee |