Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Respect your elders.

Directed by Wade Allain-Marcus

Produced by Treehouse Pictures, SMiZE Productions

202499 min5.8 / 10

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.

Questions people ask

  • 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.

Rarity4

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Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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