Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- frantic
- gruesome
- halloween movie night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film energetic and entertaining as a horror comedy, while acknowledging that its familiar and hyperactive genre formula is uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film repeatedly pairs bloody killings and satanic peril with broad jokes, comic timing, and heightened character behavior.
Cole's overnight survival ordeal turns his crush on Bee and his sheltered childhood into a direct test of courage and self-reliance.
The satanic cult, babysitter peril, teenage archetypes, comic violence, and abrupt reversals are treated as deliberately recognizable genre ingredients.
Cole's home becomes the primary battleground as he evades Bee and her killer accomplices throughout the night.
Films like The Babysitter, and why
Fright Night
shares an irreverent horror-comedy tone, gruesome practical violence, and a young protagonist confronting a murderous supernatural threat
Scream
combines teen coming-of-age themes with energetic slasher violence, dark humor, and a self-aware genre sensibility
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
offers a comic, blood-soaked survival narrative centered on youthful characters and escalating supernatural danger
Movie Details
- Director
- McG
- Release Date
- 2017-10-13
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (4010)
Cast
- Judah Lewis
- Samara Weaving
- Robbie Amell
- Hana Mae Lee
- Bella Thorne
- Emily Alyn Lind
- Andrew Bachelor
- Doug Haley
- Leslie Bibb
- Ken Marino
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Babysitter about?
- A sheltered boy's crush on his charismatic babysitter becomes a blood-soaked overnight fight for survival when he discovers her satanic secret.
- What is The Babysitter like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Babysitter as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Babysitter violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Babysitter as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Babysitter?
- Critics generally found the film energetic and entertaining as a horror comedy, while acknowledging that its familiar and hyperactive genre formula is uneven.
- Which films are like The Babysitter?
- Films with a similar feel include Fright Night, Scream, and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.
- How long is The Babysitter?
- The Babysitter runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Babysitter?
- In United States, The Babysitter streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
