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Phone Booth

Best film phone calls

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Hold the line, caller. For a visual medium, film sure has had its fair share of scenes where characters talk to each other over the telephone. Inspired by the pivotal moment in Steven Spielberg’s The Post (for which Meryl has garnered her record-breaking eleventy millionth Oscar nomination), we want your top telephone moments. The very best—and worst—phone calls on film. Oh my god, they got Amanda. The call is coming from inside the house. Quick, show us the money: make your list in thirty seconds or die. Remember to include notes!

Most mentioned

  • Scream
  • Taken
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • The Matrix
  • Phone Booth
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Dial M for Murder
  • Arrival
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Locke
  • Get Out
  • Mean Girls
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Jerry Maguire
  • The Departed
  • Lost Highway
  • Punch-Drunk Love
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • Tropic Thunder

Lists

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  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Scream
  • Phone Booth
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • WarGames
Blake Petit

Blake Petit 21 films

  • Arrival
  • Punch-Drunk Love
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
  • Almost Famous
Chad Marriotti

Chad Marriotti 10 films

  • Star Wars
  • Scanners
  • American Psycho
  • Amélie
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
GargusSCP

GargusSCP 10 films

  • Lost Highway
  • Dial M for Murder
  • The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
  • The New York Ripper
  • His Girl Friday
Quinn

Quinn 15 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • The Manchurian Candidate
  • The Matrix
  • Deep Red
  • Dog Day Afternoon
Daniel Holliday

Daniel Holliday 5 films

  • Drive
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • Lady Bird
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • World of Tomorrow
Beeeeeees

Beeeeeees 18 films

  • Swingers
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  • Lost Highway
  • Jerry Maguire
  • Get Out
AngelMonkey

AngelMonkey 7 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Phone Booth
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • The Matrix
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Eka

Eka 15 films

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Adaptation.
  • Before Sunrise
  • Burn After Reading
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dylan

Dylan 10 films

  • The Apartment
  • Magnolia
  • A Single Man
  • Sleepless in Seattle
  • Scream
Michael Peers

Michael Peers 20 films

  • Arrival
  • Notes on a Scandal
  • Julieta
  • The Post
  • Memento
Ogi

Ogi 10 films

  • When a Stranger Calls
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Scream
Lane Stanberry

Lane Stanberry 11 films

  • Taken
  • In Bruges
  • Scream
  • The Matrix
  • Air Force One
nwak

nwak 9 films

  • Locke
  • Compliance
  • Eye in the Sky
  • WarGames
  • The Matrix
Wookie

Wookie 6 films

  • The Matrix
  • Taken
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Phone Booth
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
Unyolo Big J

Unyolo Big J 30 films

  • Scream
  • Jerry Maguire
  • Taken
  • Run Lola Run
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance
🧀 Almer

🧀 Almer 23 films

  • Notorious
  • It's a Wonderful Life
  • Munich
  • Fail Safe
  • Pillow Talk
Scott Kelly

Scott Kelly 40 films

  • Ghost Dad
  • Arrival
  • Memento
Jordan Duke

Jordan Duke 3 films

  • The Slender Thread
  • Black Christmas
  • Phone Booth
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • Scream
Erik [Auk]

Erik [Auk] 10 films

  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Almost Famous
  • Serial Mom
  • Carol
  • Wild at Heart
Stephen Hanson

Stephen Hanson 10 films

  • Au Secours !
  • Interference
  • Sorry, Wrong Number
  • Dial M for Murder
  • Macabre
Robyn Adams

Robyn Adams 150 films

  • Inherent Vice
  • Scream
  • Taken
  • The Visitors
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
Ηλσι (Louis-Charles)

Ηλσι (Louis-Charles) 10 films

  • The Post
  • Mean Girls
  • La La Land
  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
  • Armageddon
Conor Wade

Conor Wade 19 films

  • Meet Me in St. Louis
  • Telephone
  • Sorry, Wrong Number
  • Dial M for Murder
  • Le signorine dello 04
elvisisking

elvisisking 28 films

  • Paddington 2
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance
  • The Bourne Ultimatum
  • The Post
  • Liar Liar
Caleb Simmons

Caleb Simmons 9 films

  • Mulholland Drive
  • Foxtrot
  • Perfect Strangers
  • The Martian
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
tayfun er

tayfun er 12 films

  • Bye Bye Birdie
  • Nine to Five
  • Clueless
  • Ghostbusters
  • Pillow Talk
Jason Tucker

Jason Tucker 6 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Scream
  • Mean Girls
  • Twin Peaks
movieweirdo

movieweirdo 8 films

  • Mean Girls
  • Compliance
  • Scream
  • The Babadook
  • Lost Highway
Kyle Bailey

Kyle Bailey 18 films

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Jerry Maguire
Ayden The NinjaPirateBear

Ayden The NinjaPirateBear 11 films

  • Locke
  • Dial M for Murder
  • Lost Highway
  • Speed
  • Buried
Matthew Buchanan

Matthew Buchanan 10 films

  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Taxi Driver
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
  • Jerry Maguire
  • The Matrix
TajLV

TajLV 5 films

  • Phone Booth
  • Salvador
  • Bound
  • Arrival
  • Punch-Drunk Love
Ryan

Ryan 7 films

  • Zodiac
  • Die Hard
  • Raging Bull
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Catch Me If You Can
Florin Scanlon

Florin Scanlon 15 films

  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • Locke
  • In Bruges
  • In the Line of Fire
  • Heat
DisposableMiffy

DisposableMiffy 17 films

  • Arrival
  • The Conversation
  • Black Christmas
  • Bound
  • Black Sabbath
Buboven

Buboven 15 films

  • His Girl Friday
  • The Place Promised in Our Early Days
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Bringing Up Baby
  • Clue
sailordanae

sailordanae 8 films

  • Office Space
  • Black Christmas
  • Toy Story 3
  • Se7en
  • The Return of the Living Dead
Robert Berlin

Robert Berlin 10 films

  • Arrival
  • The Matrix
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • In Bruges
Francisco Silva

Francisco Silva 10 films

  • The Dark Knight
  • The Matrix
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance
  • Dial M for Murder
  • Waking Ned Devine
Gareth Bailey

Gareth Bailey 8 films

  • Scream
  • Black Christmas
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Halloween
  • When a Stranger Calls
Gabriel Jewett

Gabriel Jewett 12 films

  • The Conversation
  • The Goodbye Girl
  • Shadow of a Doubt
  • Scream
  • Lost Highway
Allison M. 🌱

Allison M. 🌱 22 films

  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • Speed
  • Charlie's Angels
  • Taken
  • Fight Club
mugas

mugas 27 films

  • Carol
  • United 93
  • The Insider
  • The Queen
  • Milk
Mouldy

Mouldy 5 films

  • American Psycho
  • The Babadook
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
  • Buried
  • The Call
battybats

battybats 21 films

  • Almost Famous
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Lady Bird
  • Swingers
  • Scream
Meg

Meg 11 films

  • Parenthood
  • Top Secret!
lohtas

lohtas 2 films

  • Nathan for You: Finding Frances
  • His Girl Friday
  • Almost Famous
  • Sweetgrass
  • The Conversation
Those Eyebrows

Those Eyebrows 24 films

  • Uncle Buck
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  • Miracle Mile
  • Heat
  • GoodFellas
Kurosawa

Kurosawa 8 films

  • The Matrix
  • Taken
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1
  • Punch-Drunk Love
IlaiA

IlaiA 15 films

  • Arrival
  • High and Low
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • The Matrix
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
James

James 20 films

  • Phone Booth
  • Cellular
  • The Call
  • Scream
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Shae

Shae 14 films

  • Taken
  • Mean Girls
  • Almost Famous
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Arrival
Kelcey

Kelcey 5 films

  • Paddington 2
Lydie 💜

Lydie 💜 1 film

  • Dial M for Murder
  • Rear Window
  • Rosemary's Baby
  • All the President's Men
  • When Harry Met Sally...
kierstonwoodley

kierstonwoodley 20 films

  • The Ring
  • Mean Girls
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Moonlight
  • The Dark Knight
Sera Ash

Sera Ash 20 films

  • When a Stranger Calls
  • Scream
  • Lost Highway
  • The Matrix
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Luis_989

Luis_989 19 films

  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
  • Back to the Future Part II
  • Get Smart
  • Hook
  • Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Jenn

Jenn 10 films

  • Arrival
  • Scream
  • Rear Window
  • Taxi Driver
  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
DingleDongle

DingleDongle 8 films

  • Scream
  • Black Christmas
  • When a Stranger Calls
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • Mean Girls
Brittany

Brittany 21 films

  • Adaptation.
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • Eyes of Laura Mars
  • Phone Booth
  • True Romance
Deborah Hildebrandt

Deborah Hildebrandt 18 films

  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
  • Ring
  • Scream
  • The Matrix
  • Phone Booth
Princess Buttercup

Princess Buttercup 16 films

  • When a Stranger Calls
  • Scream
  • Phone Booth
  • Boyhood
  • Unfriended
Yo'Av Dar

Yo'Av Dar 10 films

  • Black Dynamite
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Burn After Reading
  • No Country for Old Men
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Andreas Mortensen

Andreas Mortensen 18 films

  • Paris, Texas
  • Swingers
  • The Shape of Water
  • Get Out
Joey

Joey 4 films

  • Cell
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  • Jerry Maguire
  • Matrix
Belladonna420

Belladonna420 12 films

  • Elf
  • Get Out
  • Paddington 2
  • Duel
  • Arrival
Jojo/Lily Maben

Jojo/Lily Maben 9 films

  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Groundhog Day
  • Halloween
  • Inglourious Basterds
  • The Manchurian Candidate
Jscissorhands

Jscissorhands 17 films

  • The American President
  • The Big Lebowski
  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
  • Ghostbusters
  • Girl 6
festerwretch

festerwretch 10 films

  • Taken
  • Ransom
  • Scream
  • Lisa
  • If a Man Answers
annaew79

annaew79 9 films

  • Rush Hour
  • The Departed
  • Drive
  • The Conversation
  • No Country for Old Men
Trey Lusk

Trey Lusk 17 films

  • Detour
  • Sorry, Wrong Number
  • Dial M for Murder
  • Fail Safe
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Michael Mahoney

Michael Mahoney 15 films

  • Scream
  • The Matrix
  • Speed
  • Cellular
  • Phone Booth
David Curtis

David Curtis 10 films

  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Peggy Sue Got Married
  • Serial Mom
  • Almost Famous
  • Dog Day Afternoon
Thomas

Thomas 12 films

  • Locke
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Buried
  • Cellular
  • The Cabin in the Woods
Zheddy

Zheddy 25 films

  • Arrival
  • Juno
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Ghostbusters
  • Punch-Drunk Love
Tommy Olszewski

Tommy Olszewski 6 films

  • Taken
  • Dial M for Murder
  • Bye Bye Birdie
  • Clueless
  • Tropic Thunder
VV

VV 10 films

  • Scream
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • It's a Wonderful Life
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Shaun of the Dead
essgeekay

essgeekay 10 films

  • Almost Famous
  • Back to the Future Part II
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • A Christmas Story
  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.
goodbyesolo

goodbyesolo 31 films

  • Perfect Strangers
  • Phone Booth
  • Denise Calls Up
  • Miracle Mile
  • Buried
Rui Ozpinhead

Rui Ozpinhead 35 films

s_niki

s_niki 1 film

  • Buried
  • Phone Booth
  • Saw
  • One Missed Call
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance
John Villarose V🌹

John Villarose V🌹 10 films

  • Dial M for Murder
  • The Apartment
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Ecce Bombo
  • Scream
Miro

Miro 10 films

  • Operator
  • The Phone Call
  • Locke
  • Get Carter
  • Dial M for Murder
Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸

Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸 10 films

  • Audition
  • Scream
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • A Day at the Races
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
scotty mondegreened

scotty mondegreened 9 films

  • Scream
  • Taken
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • The Matrix
  • Phone Booth
Letterboxd

Letterboxd 20 films

  • Scream
  • Arrival
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Lady Bird
  • The Matrix
Conor

Conor 10 films

  • Locke
  • Don't Hang Up
  • The Call
  • Phone Booth
  • Compliance
wako

wako 25 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Dial M for Murder
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Frost/Nixon
  • When a Stranger Calls
Forrest With2Rs

Forrest With2Rs 10 films

  • Lost Highway
  • Desperate Living
  • Serial Mom
  • Black Christmas
  • The New York Ripper
#1 Bratz Fan

#1 Bratz Fan 14 films

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