The Babysitters (2008)
These girls mean business.
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The Babysitters rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.6/10· 13K votes
Rotten Tomatoes35%
Metacritic35%
TMDb6/10· 541 votesWith 35% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.6/10 on IMDb and 35/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Babysitters
Seventeen-year-old Shirley is a good student who works as a babysitter in order to make money for college. One night Michael, a father Shirley works for, confesses he's unhappy with married life. Shirley has a crush on Michael, and seizes this moment to kiss him. Michael is so happy he presents Shirley with a big tip, which gives her an idea. Shirley plans to make extra money by setting up her teenage friends with other unhappy fathers.
Cast of The Babysitters
John Leguizamo
as Michael Beltran
Katherine Waterston
as Shirley Lyner
Cynthia Nixon
as Gail Beltran
Andy Comeau
as Jerry Tuchman
Denis O'Hare
as Stan Lyner
Lauren Birkell
as Melissa Rowan
Louisa Krause
as Brenda Woodberg
Halley Wegryn Gross
as Nadine Woodberg
Ann Dowd
as Tammy Lyner
Spencer Treat Clark
as Scott Miral
Jason Dubin
as George
Ethan Phillips
as Mark Wessler
The Babysitters facts
- Box office
- $44.9K
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Business idea premise provides character-driven drama exploring entrepreneurial ambition
- •Adultery and drug themes add complexity to coming-of-age babysitter narrative
- •Cabin setting creates intimate backdrop for character development and family drama
What the audience disliked
- •Drama narrative handling of mature themes feels awkward and poorly executed
- •Daughter and babysitter storyline lacks emotional authenticity and narrative coherence
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