The Babysitter
Seen it?1995 | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 45% audience score and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for people who enjoy a knot in their stomach and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Leaves you with something to think about. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 30 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Jennifer is a lovely teen who has been hired to baby-sit the kids of Harry Tucker and his wife, Dolly. The Tuckers go to a party and proceed to get inebriated, with Mr. Tucker fantasizing about his beautiful baby sitter. Meanwhile, Jack, her boyfriend, and Mark, another guy interested in her, decide to spy on Jennifer at the Tucker house, with each young man also fixated on her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
29% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 45%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 57K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Guy Ferland
- Alicia SilverstoneJennifer
- Jeremy LondonJack
- J.T. WalshHarry Tucker
- Nicky KattMark Holsten
- Lee GarlingtonDolly Tucker
- George SegalBill Holsten
- Ryan SlaterJimmy Tucker
- Lois ChilesBernice Holsten
- Brittany English StephensBitsy
- Tuesday KnightWaitress