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The Caller

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Financial officer Jimmy Stevens (Frank Langella) works at a prominent energy company. After years of guilt, he decides to sabotage the company in retaliation for their damaging business policies in the Third World. Knowing there is a good chance that he will be killed for this transgression, Jimmy hires private detective Frank Turlotte (Elliott Gould) to trail and watch him without revealing his reasons. Soon, a past link between Jimmy and Frank will become important.

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Lou Lumenick New York Post 02/13/2009
1/4
IF Frank Langella hadn't received an Oscar nomination for "Frost/Nixon," it's pretty doubtful that an opaque oddity like Richard Ledes' The Caller would have managed even a one-week vanity booking at the Quad. Go to Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times 02/13/2009
1.5/5
A corporate crime drama that runs fatally amok. Go to Full Review Karina Longworth Time Out 02/11/2009
2/6
There's a vaguely appealing elegance to the way the film moves -- that is, when the actors stop spouting laughably portentous dialogue long enough for one to appreciate the film's pacing. Go to Full Review Paul Chambers CNNRadio 07/16/2009
D+
Painfully obvious where this film is going after just ten minutes. Poorly written, poorly conceived. Go to Full Review Emily Blunt Blunt Review 04/27/2009
3/4
Here's a quiet lion..read on-> Go to Full Review Kam Williams Sly Fox 02/12/2009
1/4
Director Richard Leder was lucky enough to land actors of the caliber of Oscar-nominees Elliot Gould and Frank Langella only to squander their collective talents in service of a tedious yawner. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/13/2012 A corporate crime drama that runs fatally amok. See more 02/19/2011 If you enjoy watching paint dry, this is your movie! See more 01/03/2011 Really exceptionally bad acting. See more 11/17/2010 Arketa endiaferon san ergo me kales ermineies...apla den exei kalo rithmo me apotelesma koilia... See more 11/13/2010 Cinematography Of New York Looks Beautiful Against This Slow Moving Drama That Appears So Sure Of Itself. Performances Were Good But The Story?? I Did Not Get It At All! See more 09/30/2010 A corporate crime drama that runs fatally amok. See more Read all reviews
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Richard Ledes

Director

Frank Langella

Jimmy

Elliott Gould

Turlotte

Laura Harring

Eileen

Anabel Sosa

Lila

Chandler Williams

Sammy

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Movie Info

Synopsis Financial officer Jimmy Stevens (Frank Langella) works at a prominent energy company. After years of guilt, he decides to sabotage the company in retaliation for their damaging business policies in the Third World. Knowing there is a good chance that he will be killed for this transgression, Jimmy hires private detective Frank Turlotte (Elliott Gould) to trail and watch him without revealing his reasons. Soon, a past link between Jimmy and Frank will become important.
Director
Richard Ledes
Producer
Rene Bastian, Richard Ledes, Linda Moran
Screenwriter
Richard Ledes, Alain-Didier Weill
Production Co
Belladonna Productions, Chapeau Films, Olive Press Cinema
Rating
PG-13 (Some Violent Images)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 14, 2009
Runtime
1h 35m