Adventures in Babysitting fingerprintHigh energy, funny.
Breakneck and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic and hopeful
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Everyday modern life, growing up, and pop culture
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Breakneck and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Adventures in Babysitting is breakneck and thrilling.
Nostalgic and hopeful
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's nostalgic and hopeful. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Expect plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and pop culture
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and pop culture. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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She thought babysitting was easy money - until she started hanging out with the Andersons.
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Adventures in Babysitting is included with a subscription to Disney+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, and Metacritic 45). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 42 min
Adventures in Babysitting runs 1 h 42 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Adventures in Babysitting higher (68) than critics (59). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $34 million worldwide, 4.9 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+55GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Adventures in Babysitting in 69 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 80 storytelling tropes for Adventures in Babysitting, including Double Entendre, Elevator Snare, Cannot Tell Fiction from Reality.
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