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-> "That's not my ringtone..."

''One Missed Call'' is a 2008 American remake of J-horror movie ''ChakushinAri.'' The main plot is that a spirit inside cell phones will call itself and play for the owner what they'll sound like when they die shortly after. This version stars Shannyn Sossamon and Edward Burns.

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!!!Tropes used by the movie:

* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: Social Services suspected this to be the case with Marie Layton. Actually subverted - it was an abusive sister. Marie Layton discovered the abuse just before she and Ellie died]]
* [[BlackDudeDiesFirst Black Chick Dies First]]: Poor Meagan Good.
* CulturalTranslation
* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: The killer ghost wasn't of the mother of the two girls, it was the older sister.]]
* EvilPhone
* [[spoiler: EyeScream]]
* ForTheEvulz: After its first few victims, the ghost really seems to have no reason to kill anybody besides plain old sociopathy.
* GenreKiller: This movie marked the end of the trend of J-horror remakes. Ironically, the movie made $27 million domestically, which is more than other Asian Horror remakes like ''Shutter'' ($26 mil), ''Dark Water'' ($25 mil), and ''Pulse'' ($20 mil). It made $46 million worldwide and cost $20 million to make, so there's a decent chance it turned a profit. Part of this was due to overexposure (this was one of four major American remakes of Asian horror films in 2008) and the rise of ''Paranormal Activity'' and its found-footage ilk as the new standard of mainstream horror the next year.
* HauntedTechnology: the phone.
* IronicNurseryTune: The aforementioned ringtone-that-is-not-theirs.
* OrphanageOfFear
* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: Remove the battery from your phone? The call will still get through. Cancel your cell phone service and ''break the processor chips'' in your phone? It'll still ring.
* YouCantFightFate: You would think that trying to avoid saying the "last words" a victim hears would null the prophecy, but... actually, none of the characters thought of that. [[spoiler: a ProphecyTwist is still possible, on [[FinalGirl special occasions]].]]
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