
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Respect your elders.
Directed by Wade Allain-Marcus
Produced by Treehouse Pictures, SMiZE Productions
A lighthearted coming-of-age comedy about a teenager forced to grow up fast when she must secretly pose as an adult to support her siblings.
Seventeen year old Tanya's plans for a carefree summer are derailed when her stressed-to-the-limit mom takes off for a wellness retreat and puts Tanya and her three siblings in the charge of a crotchety (and racist) old babysitter. The babysitter’s sudden death leaves the kids short on cash and reluctant to pull mom prematurely out of her much-needed R&R, so Tanya is forced to get a job. Posing as an adult, she gets a gig as the executive assistant at a fashion company and overnight is thrust into the world of adulthood and parenting.
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Does Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
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Conventional, and it does not land.
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Like Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
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Like Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































