# Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

> A resourceful teenager transforms an unsupervised summer crisis into an unlikely crash course in work, adulthood, and corporate survival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9198

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Stephen Herek
- Cast: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan, Concetta Tomei, David Duchovny, Kimmy Robertson
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101757/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sassy, breezy, irreverent, nostalgia night, lazy weekend

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