The defence The Cool Ironist
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Don't Hang Up
Horror · Thriller · 2016
An evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for a pair of teenagers when a mysterious stranger turns their own game against them.
Movie details
Don't Hang Up
“Be Careful Who You Prank”
2016 Horror · Thriller 1h 23m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
An evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for a pair of teenagers when a mysterious stranger turns their own game against them.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Don't Hang Up?
For the defence
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Alexis Wajsbrot · Damien Macé
Written by
Joe Johnson
Gregg Sulkin
Sam Fuller
Sienna Guillory
Mrs. Kolbein
Garrett Clayton
Brady Mannion
Robert Goodman
Larry
Chris Wilson
L'officier de police
Jack Brett Anderson
Jeff Mosley
Bella Dayne
Peyton Grey
Court is in session
Put Don't Hang Up on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.