Summary
A prosperous couple find the perfect live-in nanny but soon discover she intends to do her job to deadly perfection.
Good for
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 52
Letterboxd · 651 ratings2.8/5
IMDb5.0
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for horror movies, −5 min on the typical 95
typical 9590Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2007
September 16, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerTV MovieMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 14 more21 people
- Gail O'GradyMeghan Eastman
- William R. MosesCarter Eastman
- Mariana KlavenoAbby Reed
- Madison DavenportCasey Eastman
- Tristan Lake LeabuMax Eastman
- Stacy HaidukShawna Pierson
- Joanne BaronMel Olson
- Alan BlumenfeldDel Olson
Thomas CurtisTom Olson
Jon LindstromTate Walker
Andrew MassetStan Gable
Moe DanielsLaura Berry
Kristi ClainosTina Douglas
Kim DelgadoDetective Jordan
Nancy BellSocial Worker- JMJordan MoserChris
John CiccoliniFather
Jennifer EcholsNurse- JJJill JaressElizabeth Reynolds
- EPElena PraskinNatalie
- SPShelby PattersonScreaming Girl
Directing · 4
- Russell Mulcahy Director
- Lincoln Lageson Second Unit Director, Producer
- Charity Thomson First Assistant Director
- Kevin Bocarde Second Unit Director, Co-Executive Producer
Writing · 1
- Stephen Niver Writer
Production · 6
- Larry Levinson Executive Producer
- Robert Halmi Jr. Executive Producer
- Randy Pope Producer
- Penny Perry Casting
- Amy Reece Casting
- Michael Moran Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Maximo Munzi Director of Photography
- Erwin Landau Steadicam Operator
Editing · 1
- Colleen Halsey Editor
Sound · 2
- Elia Cmiral Original Music Composer
- Mark Ettel Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 2
- Scott H. Campbell Production Design
- Linda Louise Sheets Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Evan Waters Costume Design
- Michael Spezzano Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 2
- Patrick Murphy Visual Effects Supervisor
- Eric Acsell Digital Compositor
Other crew · 5
- David Rowden Stunt Coordinator
- Helena Barrett Stunt Double
- Bryan Friday Stunt Double
- Darlene Ava Williams Stunt Double
- Bevin Kaye Stunt Double
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