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Summary
When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 70Audiences 62GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer70%
User score6.6
IMDb6.4
Audience score62%
Letterboxd · 479 K ratings2.8/5
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most comedies, −15 min on the typical 100
typical 10085Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2017
October 13, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more22 people
- Judah LewisCole Johnson
- Samara WeavingBee
- Robbie AmellMax
- Hana Mae LeeSonya
- Bella ThorneAllison
- Emily Alyn LindMelanie
- Andrew BachelorJohn
- Doug HaleySamuel
Leslie BibbMom
Ken MarinoDad
Samuel GilbertRomeo
Zachary Alexander RiceLuis
Doc DuhameCop #1
Jean Claude LeuyerCop #2
Miles J. HarveyJeremy
Chris WyldeMelanie's Annoying Dad
Carl McDowellSchool Nurse
Jonathan BrayFireman
Jimmy WardenSome Asshole
Frederick KeeveConvenience Store Patron (uncredited)
Mark MammoneOfficer Martinez (uncredited)
Emily BrobstAdditional Voices (voice)
Directing · 4
- McG Director, Producer
- Renetta G. Amador Script Supervisor
- Matthew Janssen Second Assistant Director
- Brian Relyea First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Brian Duffield Screenplay, Executive Producer
Production · 13
- David Siegel Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Steven Bello Executive Producer
- Alexander Boies Executive Producer
- James McGough Executive Producer
- Mary Viola Producer
- Zack Schiller Producer
Camera · 3
- Shane Hurlbut Director of Photography
- Tony Rivetti Jr. Still Photographer
- Robert J. Babin Key Grip
Editing · 4
- Peter Gvozdas Editor
- Martin Bernfeld Editor
- John Persichetti Digital Intermediate Colorist
- Carissa Clark Digital Intermediate Producer
Sound · 8
- Douglas Pipes Original Music Composer
- Dror Mohar Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Mike Prestwood Smith Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Miguel Barbosa Foley Artist
- Tracy McKnight Music Supervisor
- Joe DeAngelis Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 5
- Kristen Vallow Production Design
- Chris Nuccio Leadman
- Walter Barnett Art Direction
- Jeff Errico Storyboard Artist
- Sandy Hubshman Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Francisco X. Pérez Makeup Department Head
- Kimberly Carlson Hair Department Head
- Hannah Jacobs Costume Designer
- Brian Cotton Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 5
- Vico Sharabani Visual Effects Supervisor
- Asaf Yeger Visual Effects Supervisor
- Deborah Sullivan Visual Effects Producer
- Jesse Noel Special Effects Supervisor
- Stepanie Katritos Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 16
- Tim Trella Stunt Coordinator
- Zack Duhame Stunts
- Emily Brobst Stunts
- Torrey Vogel Stunts
- Phil Neilson Stunts
- Stephen Dunlevy Stunts
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The Babysitter series
Film 1 of 2 · then The Babysitter: Killer Queen
- The Babysitter (2017)
GoodWatch score 65You're here
- The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)
GoodWatch score 45Film 2
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