The Phone Call
2013 · 21 min · Director: Mat Kirkby
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Heather volunteers as a crisis center hot-line operator. She receives a telephone call from a tearful Stan, who is reluctant to divulge the nature of his problem. All she can initially get out of him is that he is despondent and remorseful about an event that happened two years ago, which is now making it difficult for him to continue. The call takes on some urgency for her when she learns that he has taken some prescription anti-depressants. While she tries to convince him to let her call an ambulance for him, all he really seems to want is someone - her - to figuratively hold his hand while he dies. Without any other support staff around, Heather has to use whatever clues she can glean from their conversation to provide Stan the help she wants to get to him before he dies.
Emotional fingerprint
The Phone Call (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 38%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Short. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 1′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 20 % | 12 % | 19 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 37 % | 28 % | 36 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Empathy | 52 % | 39 % | 50 % | 30 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 5′ | Tension | 60 % | 40 % | 53 % | 49 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Tension | 68 % | 49 % | 59 % | 58 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 76 % | 64 % | 68 % | 59 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 83 % | 66 % | 68 % | 73 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 87 % | 66 % | 70 % | 85 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Sadness | 90 % | 77 % | 80 % | 78 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sadness | 91 % | 87 % | 86 % | 60 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 92 % | 88 % | 88 % | 58 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 88 % | 74 % | 83 % | 67 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Nostalgia | 76 % | 50 % | 70 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Nostalgia | 74 % | 48 % | 68 % | 53 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sadness | 86 % | 71 % | 80 % | 71 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Love | 86 % | 73 % | 71 % | 60 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Love | 72 % | 52 % | 45 % | 28 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Details
- Directed by
- Mat Kirkby
- Written by
- Mat Kirkby, James Lucas
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2013
- Runtime
- 21 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Data: JustWatch
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