The Reluctant Nanny

The Reluctant Nanny

Directed by Bradford May

Produced by Larry Levinson Productions

2015100 min6.4 / 10

A heartwarming TV movie about an unlikely caregiver discovering family and love through fostering two children.

IT guru Libby gets more than she bargained for when, after losing her job, she reluctantly agrees to help a cop with fostering two abandoned kids.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Reluctant Nanny easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does The Reluctant Nanny end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is The Reluctant Nanny violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is The Reluctant Nanny scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Reluctant Nanny sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Reluctant Nanny, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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