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The Call Up

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A group of elite gamers receives a strange invitation to test out a new virtual reality system. When the gamers strap into their new hi-tech gear, they realize the game is for keeps and losing means paying with their lives.
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Mike McCahill Guardian 05/19/2016
3/5
It'll fill a slot, if your Xbox connection is down and you feel inspired to quit the sofa. Go to Full Review Matt Looker Total Film 01/02/2017
4/5
Filled with action, intrigue and snazzy visuals, writer/director Charles Barker's first feature impresses, even if the concept is hard to swallow. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Kashgar A @AllFunAndGames 08/14/2023 Good small budget movie spoiled by a low effort ending. See more 01/25/2020 No real connection to the characters. Characters were weak. The story was too unrealistic. Inconsistencies throughout. Not a good movie. See more 08/20/2019 I think people have been a little harsh on this...it does a great job with its budget and has some good characters to root for. At 90 minutes, it's always exciting and progresses at a great pace. If you enjoy sci-fi and gaming, you should enjoy it. If you're a gaming fanatic, you might pick apart the characters decisions a bit- but as long as you remember that they're not exactly in a familiar fps situation, it's not fair to harp on their lack of ammo conservation (even if I found myself doing exactly that haha). Definitely recommend for a lil indie fun See more Brad R @RT94902368 07/13/2019 I was intrigued by the VR concept and enjoyed the movie, but was hoping for more answers. The relational factors were lacking, e.g., why we should care about these people, and how the world we're watching relates to our own. I would say to see this one to experience the torment these people went through, but be prepared for not much explanation about why. See more matt h @RT05315608 12/31/2018 Really cool thought but executed very poorly. See more 08/16/2018 While the film does have a creative story that we would all love to see in a motion film. This type of film should be fun, fresh and suspenseful, but sadly it's anything but?? - Finesse Movie Reviews See more Read all reviews
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Charles Barker

Director

Max Deacon

Actor

Morfydd Clark

Shelly

Alistair Cook

Edward

Parker Sawyers

Actor

Tom Benedict Knight

Marco
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Synopsis A group of elite gamers receives a strange invitation to test out a new virtual reality system. When the gamers strap into their new hi-tech gear, they realize the game is for keeps and losing means paying with their lives.
Director
Charles Barker
Producer
John Giwa-Amu, Matthew James Wilkinson
Screenwriter
Charles Barker
Distributor
Vertical Entertainment
Production Co
Red & Black Films, Stigma Films
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 24, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 20, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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