Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

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Released Apr 12, 2024

1h 39m

Comedy

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Seventeen-year-old Tanya Crandell (Simone Joy Jones) can't wait to spend the summer living it up with her friends in Spain before heading to Howard University in the fall. But when her mom (Ms. Pat) decides to head to a much-needed wellness retreat in Thailand, Tanya is forced to stay home with her three siblings instead. Following the unexpected death of their elderly babysitter (June Squibb), Tanya gets a job working for the confident and ambitious Rose (Nicole Richie). Juggling work, family, and a complicated romance, Tanya faces the responsibility of adulthood at the cost of her summer of freedom.

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Critics Consensus

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead has some fun with the original film's still-sturdy premise, but it's hard not to wonder whether a remake was really necessary.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

June Squibb is just wonderful in this movie.

Apr 17, 2024

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Liz Coopersmith

AV Club

Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead moves at the pace of a good sitcom.

Rated: B

Apr 17, 2024

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

Surprisingly authentic and fun for remake material, which is naturally formulaic. It’s the focus on character work that lets this one sing, and it should make a star out of Jones, who, like her character, manages to hold it all together.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 13, 2024

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Dave Giannini

InSession Film

A mostly forgettable movie about a relatively charming family unit. It really is too bad that it is hampered by odes to the original, a convoluted plot, and at least one actor who has been woefully miscast. Please, no more. The dishes are done, man

Rated: C-

Feb 26, 2025

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Mark Keizer

MovieWeb

Babysitter, despite its winning cast, is not as nervy as it thinks it is, squandering its central idea and leaving us with a remake that is pleasant if underachieving.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 20, 2024

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

It won’t take the place of the original any time soon, but I was never bored.

May 22, 2024

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Kt26

Funny movie for the gen x

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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Shakira

This was such a great spin off from the first one but with more seasoning. Super hilarious.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Jesus Gonzalez

basically the exact same premise as the original in a modern take, it's not great but not terrible either just ok

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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APRIL

Great update on a childhood classic and I am quickly becoming a fan of Ms Pat!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Aaron M

Ok I'm probably going to get a lot of hate from the new generation but I'm sorry the remake of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is just gone with a capital DEAD! It lacks the charm and charisma the original had. It also feels like it was made for a specific audience and that it was rushed in the filmmaking process. It's perfect for the new generation but I'm sorry I'll have to stick with the classic 1991 version. I did love getting to see appearances from the original cast tho. Also I liked how they kept some of the characters names and their characteristics. But where's Walter?! Anyway not for me.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/03/25

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Frank T

The concept is pretty much take a classic movie and ruin it by not only purposely using the same title in hopes it outshined the original but also recast everything to fit the agenda of erasing history to this new warped reality like the movie Annie. These people can’t act.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/25

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Seventeen-year-old Tanya Crandell (Simone Joy Jones) can't wait to spend the summer living it up with her friends in Spain before heading to Howard University in the fall. But when her mom (Ms. Pat) decides to head to a much-needed wellness retreat in Thailand, Tanya is forced to stay home with her three siblings instead. Following the unexpected death of their elderly babysitter (June Squibb), Tanya gets a job working for the confident and ambitious Rose (Nicole Richie). Juggling work, family, and a complicated romance, Tanya faces the responsibility of adulthood at the cost of her summer of freedom.

Director: Wade Allain-Marcus
Producer: Juliet Berman, Oren Segal, Justin Nappi, Juliana Maio
Screenwriter: Chuck Hayward
Distributor: Iconic Events
Production Co: Spiral Stairs Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 12, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2024
Runtime: 1h 39m

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