diff --git a/code_review_graph/parser.py b/code_review_graph/parser.py
index bded99f..a35f1ac 100644
--- a/code_review_graph/parser.py
+++ b/code_review_graph/parser.py
@@ -2432,7 +2432,8 @@ def _get_call_name(self, node, language: str, source: bytes) -> Optional[str]:
             return None  # method child not found
 
         # Simple call: func_name(args)
-        if first.type == "identifier":
+        # Kotlin uses "simple_identifier" instead of "identifier".
+        if first.type in ("identifier", "simple_identifier"):
             return first.text.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
 
         # Perl: function_call_expression / ambiguous_function_call_expression
@@ -2450,18 +2451,50 @@ def _get_call_name(self, node, language: str, source: bytes) -> Optional[str]:
             return None
 
         # Method call: obj.method(args)
+        # Only emit CALLS for self/cls/this/super receivers -- external method
+        # calls (session.execute(), data.get()) are unresolvable without type
+        # inference and create noise in the call graph.
+        # Kotlin uses "navigation_expression" for member access (obj.method).
         member_types = (
             "attribute", "member_expression",
             "field_expression", "selector_expression",
+            "navigation_expression",
         )
         if first.type in member_types:
+            # Check receiver (first child) -- only allow self/cls/this/super.
+            receiver = first.children[0] if first.children else None
+            if receiver is None:
+                return None
+            is_self_call = (
+                receiver.type in ("self", "this", "super")
+                or (
+                    receiver.type in ("identifier", "simple_identifier")
+                    and receiver.text.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+                    in ("self", "cls", "this", "super")
+                )
+                # Python super().method() -- receiver is call(identifier:"super")
+                or (
+                    receiver.type == "call"
+                    and receiver.children
+                    and receiver.children[0].type == "identifier"
+                    and receiver.children[0].text == b"super"
+                )
+            )
+            if not is_self_call:
+                return None
+
             # Get the rightmost identifier (the method name)
+            # Kotlin navigation_expression uses navigation_suffix > simple_identifier.
             for child in reversed(first.children):
                 if child.type in (
                     "identifier", "property_identifier", "field_identifier",
-                    "field_name",
+                    "field_name", "simple_identifier",
                 ):
                     return child.text.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+                if child.type == "navigation_suffix":
+                    for sub in child.children:
+                        if sub.type == "simple_identifier":
+                            return sub.text.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
             return first.text.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
 
         # Scoped call (e.g., Rust path::func())
diff --git a/tests/test_multilang.py b/tests/test_multilang.py
index 86ff4a8..2b2f404 100644
--- a/tests/test_multilang.py
+++ b/tests/test_multilang.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_finds_imports(self):
 
     def test_finds_calls(self):
         calls = [e for e in self.edges if e.kind == "CALLS"]
-        assert len(calls) >= 3
+        assert len(calls) >= 2
 
 
 class TestJavaParsing:
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ def test_finds_inheritance(self):
 
     def test_finds_calls(self):
         calls = [e for e in self.edges if e.kind == "CALLS"]
-        assert len(calls) >= 3
+        # Java fixture only has external method calls (repo.save, users.put, etc.)
+        # and new expressions -- no simple function calls or this.method() calls
+        assert len(calls) >= 0
 
 
 class TestCParsing:
@@ -249,6 +251,14 @@ def test_finds_functions(self):
         names = {f.name for f in funcs}
         assert "createUser" in names or "findById" in names or "save" in names
 
+    def test_finds_calls(self):
+        calls = [e for e in self.edges if e.kind == "CALLS"]
+        targets = {c.target for c in calls}
+        # Simple call: println(...)
+        assert "println" in targets
+        # External method call repo.save(user) is filtered out
+        assert "save" not in targets
+
 
 class TestSwiftParsing:
     def setup_method(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_parser.py b/tests/test_parser.py
index 79f4a95..1b5d628 100644
--- a/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -65,9 +65,13 @@ def test_parse_python_calls(self):
         nodes, edges = self.parser.parse_file(FIXTURES / "sample_python.py")
         calls = [e for e in edges if e.kind == "CALLS"]
         call_targets = {e.target for e in calls}
-        # _resolve_call_targets qualifies same-file definitions
+        # self._validate_token() resolves within the class
         assert any("_validate_token" in t for t in call_targets)
-        assert any("authenticate" in t for t in call_targets)
+        # service.authenticate() is an external method call -- filtered out
+        assert not any(
+            t.endswith("authenticate") for t in call_targets
+            if "::" in t and "self" not in t
+        )
 
     def test_parse_typescript_file(self):
         nodes, edges = self.parser.parse_file(FIXTURES / "sample_typescript.ts")
@@ -142,6 +146,57 @@ def test_multiple_calls_to_same_function(self):
         lines = {e.line for e in calls}
         assert len(lines) == 2  # distinct line numbers
 
+    def test_method_call_filtering_python_self(self):
+        """self.method() should emit a CALLS edge."""
+        _, edges = self.parser.parse_bytes(
+            Path("/test/app.py"),
+            b"class C:\n    def helper(self): pass\n"
+            b"    def main(self):\n        self.helper()\n",
+        )
+        calls = [e for e in edges if e.kind == "CALLS"]
+        assert any("helper" in c.target for c in calls)
+
+    def test_method_call_filtering_python_external(self):
+        """obj.method() should NOT emit a CALLS edge (unresolvable)."""
+        _, edges = self.parser.parse_bytes(
+            Path("/test/app.py"),
+            b"def main():\n    response.json()\n    data.get('k')\n",
+        )
+        calls = [e for e in edges if e.kind == "CALLS"]
+        targets = {c.target for c in calls}
+        assert "json" not in targets
+        assert "get" not in targets
+
+    def test_method_call_filtering_python_super(self):
+        """super().method() should emit a CALLS edge."""
+        _, edges = self.parser.parse_bytes(
+            Path("/test/app.py"),
+            b"class C:\n    def save(self):\n        super().save()\n",
+        )
+        calls = [e for e in edges if e.kind == "CALLS"]
+        assert any("save" in c.target for c in calls)
+
+    def test_method_call_filtering_ts_this(self):
+        """this.method() should emit a CALLS edge in TS."""
+        _, edges = self.parser.parse_bytes(
+            Path("/test/app.ts"),
+            b"class C {\n    helper() {}\n"
+            b"    main() { this.helper(); }\n}\n",
+        )
+        calls = [e for e in edges if e.kind == "CALLS"]
+        assert any("helper" in c.target for c in calls)
+
+    def test_method_call_filtering_ts_external(self):
+        """obj.method() should NOT emit a CALLS edge in TS."""
+        _, edges = self.parser.parse_bytes(
+            Path("/test/app.ts"),
+            b"function main() { response.json(); data.get('k'); }\n",
+        )
+        calls = [e for e in edges if e.kind == "CALLS"]
+        targets = {c.target for c in calls}
+        assert "json" not in targets
+        assert "get" not in targets
+
     def test_parse_nonexistent_file(self):
         nodes, edges = self.parser.parse_file(Path("/nonexistent/file.py"))
         assert nodes == []
@@ -226,9 +281,10 @@ def test_parse_vue_calls(self):
         nodes, edges = self.parser.parse_file(FIXTURES / "sample_vue.vue")
         calls = [e for e in edges if e.kind == "CALLS"]
         call_targets = {e.target for e in calls}
-        assert "log" in call_targets or "console.log" in call_targets or any(
-            "log" in t for t in call_targets
-        )
+        # fetch() is a simple function call, should be present
+        assert "fetch" in call_targets
+        # console.log() is an external method call, should be filtered
+        assert "log" not in call_targets
 
     def test_parse_vue_contains_edges(self):
         nodes, edges = self.parser.parse_file(FIXTURES / "sample_vue.vue")
@@ -403,24 +459,19 @@ def test_vitest_contains_edges(self):
         assert describe_qualified & contains_sources
 
     def test_vitest_calls_edges(self):
-        """Calls inside test blocks should produce CALLS edges."""
+        """External method calls (service.findById) should be filtered out."""
         nodes, edges = self.parser.parse_file(FIXTURES / "sample_vitest.test.ts")
         calls = [e for e in edges if e.kind == "CALLS"]
-        assert len(calls) >= 1
-        test_names = {n.name for n in nodes if n.kind == "Test"}
-        file_path = str(FIXTURES / "sample_vitest.test.ts")
-        test_qualified = {f"{file_path}::{name}" for name in test_names}
-        call_sources = {e.source for e in calls}
-        assert call_sources & test_qualified
+        # service.findById() is an external method call -- should not produce a CALLS edge
+        assert not any("findById" in c.target for c in calls)
 
     def test_vitest_tested_by_edges(self):
-        """TESTED_BY edges should be generated from test calls to production code."""
+        """TESTED_BY edges need direct function calls (not method calls on locals)."""
         nodes, edges = self.parser.parse_file(FIXTURES / "sample_vitest.test.ts")
         tested_by = [e for e in edges if e.kind == "TESTED_BY"]
-        assert len(tested_by) >= 1, (
-            f"Expected TESTED_BY edges, got none. "
-            f"All edges: {[(e.kind, e.source, e.target) for e in edges]}"
-        )
+        # The fixture only has new X() and service.findById() -- no direct function calls
+        # from tests, so no TESTED_BY edges are expected.
+        assert len(tested_by) == 0
 
     def test_non_test_file_describe_not_special(self):
         """describe() in a non-test file should NOT create Test nodes."""