The Babysitter
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When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.
What critics thought
McG's occult horror-comedy earned a modest but genuine following on Netflix, with many critics warming to Samara Weaving's breakout performance and the film's gleefully gory energy. The sharpest disagreement was over whether the genre-blending actually lands — fans saw a crowd-pleasing romp with surprising heart, while detractors found it failing equally as horror and as comedy, its self-aware references more exhausting than clever.
“A great horror comedy with a genuinely touching tale of growing up tucked underneath the buckets of blood, and Satanism.”
Felix Vasquez Jr.·Cinema Crazed
“McG's hilarious and gruesome occult comedy proves Samara Weaving's worth seventy-billion times over, turning her into the new genre 'it' girl overnight.”
Matt Donato·Dread Central
“Netflix's The Babysitter doesn't really work as either a horror film or a comedy.”
IGN
“McG's hyper-referential slasher comedy fails as a horror movie and meta-commentary alike.”
Consequence of Sound
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Cast & Crew
McGDirector
Judah LewisCole Johnson
Samara WeavingBee
Robbie AmellMax
Hana Mae LeeSonya
Bella ThorneAllison
Emily Alyn LindMelanie
Andrew BachelorJohn
Leslie BibbMom
Ken MarinoDad
Samuel GilbertRomeo
Zachary Alexander RiceLuis
Brian DuffieldWriter
Shane HurlbutCinematographyThe Babysitter
When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.
What critics thought
McG's occult horror-comedy earned a modest but genuine following on Netflix, with many critics warming to Samara Weaving's breakout performance and the film's gleefully gory energy. The sharpest disagreement was over whether the genre-blending actually lands — fans saw a crowd-pleasing romp with surprising heart, while detractors found it failing equally as horror and as comedy, its self-aware references more exhausting than clever.
“A great horror comedy with a genuinely touching tale of growing up tucked underneath the buckets of blood, and Satanism.”
Felix Vasquez Jr.·Cinema Crazed
“McG's hilarious and gruesome occult comedy proves Samara Weaving's worth seventy-billion times over, turning her into the new genre 'it' girl overnight.”
Matt Donato·Dread Central
“Netflix's The Babysitter doesn't really work as either a horror film or a comedy.”
IGN
“McG's hyper-referential slasher comedy fails as a horror movie and meta-commentary alike.”
Consequence of Sound
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Cast & Crew
McGDirectorJudah LewisCole JohnsonSamara WeavingBeeRobbie AmellMaxHana Mae LeeSonyaBella ThorneAllisonEmily Alyn LindMelanieAndrew BachelorJohnLeslie BibbMomKen MarinoDadSamuel GilbertRomeoZachary Alexander RiceLuisBrian DuffieldWriterShane HurlbutCinematographyStream