On the Line

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On the Line

2023

1h 14m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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5 Reviews

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1964. Channel Islands, UK, Agnes, a 24-year-old switchboard operator passes time listening to phone conversations while connecting people. When she receives a distressing call from Shirley who suffers from dementia suggesting a kidnapping, Agnes alerts the police. As more callers share information, Agnes deduces that Harold, a workman, is the kidnapper. She assists the police in tracking him, but the situation becomes complex. Eventually, Martha is found, but Harold contemplates suicide. Drawing from her own experiences, Agnes talks him down, bringing hope to both of them. Her day ends with both Harold and Agnes having new hope for the future.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

01/16/2024

3/5

While this sometimes feels less like cinema and more like a stage piece or even a radio play, the end result is reasonably engaging and propulsive.

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Kenneth R. Morefield

1More Film Blog

10/09/2023

2/4

It's constructed as a radio drama and film is a visual medium.

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Rudie Obias

Battle Royale With Cheese

09/17/2023

Although On The Line is scrappy and resourceful, the filmmaker’s ambitions outweigh his execution in crafting a single location and single character movie. There’s just not enough there to keep an audience engaged, even with a short 73-minute running time

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Sabina Dana Plasse

Film Threat

08/18/2023

8/10

Victoria Lucie carries this one-woman film exceptionally well, and the radio show-type voice set-up is well executed.

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

08/16/2023

3.5/5

An emergency dispatch thriller that utilizes the "one location, one actor" approach to create authentic tension.

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Avindu G

@RT86379654 02/17/2025

She connects people, gets harassed by pranksters but still manages to keep her faith alive. It's a beautiful drama about what's really humanly valuable. A low budget flick with a mildly tensed story line that explores the post war Europe's life and general loneliness and societal neglect. Excellent cinematography with the confined space. Great visuals to capture Agnes's end during the ordeal. Excellent work by the artists in drawing mental pictures with vocal personalities. Great work Lucie too. Audio was timed very well and adequately powerful. On the line is a unqiue drama with a lot of heart and soul.

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R W

@rw6836 09/18/2024

Actually, I haven't seen the film, but wanted to comment: the synopsis seems to be giving away the plot of the whole movie? While I look for that sometimes at Wikipedia, in the case of synopsis for Rotten Tomatoes, that's not what I expected. At the very least, the synopsis should begin with "spoilers" tag if it's going to give the whole movie away...

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Zach C

@RT37491003 07/12/2024

Ignore the review bombing from Mel Gibson haters and enjoy a truly original film in a world where people want to remake the same movies 10 times. It’s a great concept and worth your time.

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Erica F

@RT25104789 06/01/2024

A bad copy of The Game with Michael Douglas and Sean Penn

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1964. Channel Islands, UK, Agnes, a 24-year-old switchboard operator passes time listening to phone conversations while connecting people. When she receives a distressing call from Shirley who suffers from dementia suggesting a kidnapping, Agnes alerts the police. As more callers share information, Agnes deduces that Harold, a workman, is the kidnapper. She assists the police in tracking him, but the situation becomes complex. Eventually, Martha is found, but Harold contemplates suicide. Drawing from her own experiences, Agnes talks him down, bringing hope to both of them. Her day ends with both Harold and Agnes having new hope for the future.

Director: Oliver Pearn
Producer: Nicola Quilter, Oliver Pearn
Screenwriter: Oliver Pearn
Distributor: Miracle Media Investments
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 22, 2024
Runtime: 1h 14m