Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
Phil and Kate select the winsome young Camilla as a live-in nanny for their newborn child, but the seemingly lovely Camilla is not what she appears to be...
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+18)
Critics 30Audiences 48GoodWatch 35
Metascore35
Tomatometer25%
Letterboxd · 9 K ratings2.9/5
IMDb5.4
Audience score32%
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for fantasy movies, −8 min on the typical 100
typical 10092Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 22 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
+12Released
1990
April 27, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
FantasyHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more23 people
- Jenny SeagroveCamilla
- Dwier BrownPhil Sterling
- Carey LowellKate Sterling
- Brad HallNed Runcie
- Miguel FerrerRalph Hess
- Natalija NogulichMolly Sheridan
- PBPamela BrullGail Krasno
- Gary SwansonAllan Sheridan
- Jack David WalkerPunk
- WPWilly ParsonsPunk
Frank NoonPunk
Theresa RandleArlene Russell
Xander BerkeleyDetective
Ray ReinhardtDr. Klein- JGJacob GelmanScotty
- IBIris BathMrs. Horniman
- RGRita GomezRosaria
- BHBarry HermanDr. at Birth
- BSBonnie SnyderOlder Woman
- CNChris NemethBaby Jake
- CNCraig NemethBaby Jake
- AFAaron FischmanBaby Jake
- JJJoshua Jonah FischmanBaby Jake
Directing · 4
- William Friedkin Director, Screenplay
- Newt Arnold First Assistant Director
- Ira S. Rosenstein Second Second Assistant Director
- Chris Stoia Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Dan Greenburg Novel, Screenplay, Co-Producer
- Stephen Volk Screenplay
Production · 5
- David Salven Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Joe Wizan Producer
- Louis DiGiaimo Casting
- Todd Black Co-Producer
- Mickey Borofsky Co-Producer
Camera · 4
- John A. Alonzo Director of Photography
- Jeffrey Greeley Second Assistant Camera
- Gary Jay First Assistant Camera
- Michael Sofronski Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Seth Flaum Editor
Sound · 2
- Jack Hues Original Music Composer
- Philip Rogers Sound Recordist
Art · 3
- Gregg Fonseca Production Design
- Bruce Alan Miller Art Direction
- Sarah Burdick Stone Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Denise Cronenberg Costume Design
- Jennifer Bell Key Hair Stylist
- Janeen Schreyer Makeup Artist
- Teresa M. Austin Key Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Rick A. West Gaffer
Other crew · 16
- Buddy Joe Hooker Stunt Coordinator
- Donna Evans Stunts
- Cris Thomas-Palomino Stunts
- Charles A. Tamburro Stunts
- Billy Hank Hooker Stunts
- Gary Price Stunts
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