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The Babysitter
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The Babysitter is a 2017 American comedy horror slasher film written by Brian Duffield and directed by McG, who also produced the movie. The cast includes Samara Weaving, Judah Lewis, Hana Mae Lee, and Robbie Amell. Filming took place in Los Angeles, and the narrative is set in the United States. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix in video on demand and direct-to-video formats.
The runtime is 85 minutes. It is part of The Babysitter Collection and was followed by The Babysitter: Killer Queen. Production companies involved were Wonderland Sound and Vision and Boies/Schiller Film Group. The original language is English. Key themes include babysitters, bullies, crushes, corpses, and satanic rituals. The tagline is "Dream girls can be a nightmare."
Review scores include a 6.6 out of 10 rating and a 70% approval rating. The film has been assessed using the Bechdel test. It was released on October 13, 2017. The composer is Photek, and the director of photography is Shane Hurlbut.
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6.2When 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.
Cast
- Judah Lewis as Cole Johnson
- Samara Weaving as Bee
- Robbie Amell as Max
- Hana Mae Lee as Sonya
- Bella Thorne as Allison
- Emily Alyn Lind as Melanie
Themes
- babysitter
- bully
- crush
- corpse
- satanic ritual
- satanic cult
- spin the bottle
- awestruck
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Key facts
- Directed by
- McG
- Written by
- Brian Duffield
- Produced by
- McG Mary Viola Zack Schiller
- Starring
- Samara Weaving Judah Lewis Hana Mae Lee Robbie Amell Bella Thorne
- Cinematography
- Shane Hurlbut
- Edited by
- Peter Gvozdas Martin Bernfeld
- Music by
- Douglas Pipes
- Production companies
- Boies / Schiller Film Group Production Wonderland Sound and Vision
- Distributed by
- Netflix
- Release date
- October 13, 2017 ( 2017-10-13 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 85 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Box office
- $404,923
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy horror
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- The Babysitter: Killer Queen
- Director
- McG
- Screenwriter
- Brian Duffield
- Cast member
- Ken Marino
- Composer
- Photek
- Producer
- McG
- Cinematographer
- Shane Hurlbut
- Narrative location
- United States
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 477083
- Distribution format
- direct-to-video
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- title
- The Babysitter
- distributed by
- Netflix
- publication date
- 2017-00-00
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 70%
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Encyclopedic overview
The Babysitter is a 2017 American teen black comedy slasher film directed by McG and written by Brian Duffield. It stars Samara Weaving, Judah Lewis, Hana Mae Lee, Robbie Amell and Bella Thorne. The film follows a lonely 12-year-old boy (Lewis) who discovers that his babysitter (Weaving) is part of a satanic cult that wants to kill him. The film was released by Netflix on October 13, 2017, and received mostly positive reviews from critics. A sequel, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, was released on September 10, 2020.
Plot
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