The Skin I Live In vs When a Stranger Calls

The Skin I Live In has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 5.7/10 for When a Stranger Calls). When a Stranger Calls is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h . When a Stranger Calls is the older of the two (2006 against 2011). Both are horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Skin I Live In posterThe Skin I Live In2011 VS When a Stranger Calls posterWhen a Stranger Calls2006
The Skin I Live InWhen a Stranger Calls
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 5.7/10
Year20112006
Length2h 1h 27m
GenresDrama, Horror, Mystery, ThrillerHorror, Mystery
Country––
DirectorPedro AlmodóvarSimon West
Main castAntonio Banderas, Marisa Paredes, Fernando Cayo, Elena Anaya, Eduard FernándezTommy Flanagan, Clark Gregg, Katie Cassidy, Tessa Thompson, David Denman

Synopsis

The Skin I Live In

A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

When a Stranger Calls

Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone and the frightening words of a sadistic caller turn Jill's routine experience into a night of terror.

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