Film1991105 min

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Name: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1991
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan

Taste attributes: comedyfamilyholidaysfasttried & testedwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirring

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"No rules. No curfews. No baths. No nagging. No pulse."

Boxlist takeWholesome and light: an uncomplicated comedy, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

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Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on cash. Sue Ellen finds a sweet job in fashion by lying about her age and experience on her résumé. But, while her siblings run wild, she discovers the downside of adulthood

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