Nanny

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Nanny

R

2022

1h 38m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In this psychological horror fable of displacement, Aisha (Anna Diop), a woman who recently emigrated from Senegal, is hired to care for the daughter of an affluent couple (Michelle Monaghan and Morgan Spector) living in New York City. Haunted by the absence of the young son she left behind, Aisha hopes her new job will afford her the chance to bring him to the U.S., but becomes increasingly unsettled by the family's volatile home life. As his arrival approaches, a violent presence begins to invade both her dreams and her reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together.

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Critics Consensus

Led by Anna Diop's strong central performance, the smartly disquieting Nanny is a promising debut for writer-director Nikyatu Jusu.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald

Andscape

03/16/2023

Director Nikyatu Jusu’s haunting tale of immigrant sacrifice engulfs and beguiles.

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Ty Burr

Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack)

01/06/2023

3/4

An eerie, dreamlike drama of cultural displacement, class exploitation, and mythic surrealism...

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

12/17/2022

2.5/5

The basic elements of Nanny have a lot of promise, but they’re not woven together very convincingly. Most of the tension arises from the portrayal of a very mundane nightmare.

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Louis Skye (Ronita Roy Mohan)

Women Write About Comics

Aug 21

Nanny is strongest when it dives into the social inequities between an immigrant single mom and her wealthy white employers... We get a rounded view of the employers, but it’s clear why Aisha [the protagonist] has a right to feel aggrieved.

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

Jul 11

Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny exquisitely blends fantastic folk horror and all-too-real terrors of immigrant exploitation and maternal anxiety.

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

12/11/2024

3/5

Still, this is a rich and thought-provoking film with a lot of tension carried largely by Diop’s generous and layered performance.

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Lee T

@Shoopuf Nov 9

This is a lovely movie, but it is in no way shape or form a horror film. This is a drama about the struggles of a beautiful strong immigrant woman fighting for her family while in service of another family.

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Genna M

@RT41329936 Oct 9

I'm not sure why this is listed as horror. Decent tale, not horror at all.

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Alejandro C

@RT83737709 06/08/2025

Una pésima película. No acabé de verla de lo aburrida que me pareció. En resumen una película muy mala🥱👎

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Pinoy Short R

@emill_santos 04/25/2025

Sayang oras. Masyadong mabagal ang kwento. Pero di na masama para sa isang debut ng baguhang direktor.

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Ricardo d

@RT43154676 03/18/2025

Temos ótimas interpretações, e uma fotografia e iluminação maravilhosos, mas o roteiro é muito rebuscado e frustrou no momento clímax.

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Riccardo g

@RT04845936 01/22/2025

“Nanny” è un intenso thriller psicologico che combina realismo sociale e soprannaturale per raccontare la storia di Aisha, una tata senegalese a New York, affrontando sacrifici e difficoltà nel cercare il sogno americano.

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Synopsis

In this psychological horror fable of displacement, Aisha (Anna Diop), a woman who recently emigrated from Senegal, is hired to care for the daughter of an affluent couple (Michelle Monaghan and Morgan Spector) living in New York City. Haunted by the absence of the young son she left behind, Aisha hopes her new job will afford her the chance to bring him to the U.S., but becomes increasingly unsettled by the family's volatile home life. As his arrival approaches, a violent presence begins to invade both her dreams and her reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together.

Director: Nikyatu Jusu
Producer: Nikkia Moulterie, Daniela Taplin Lundberg
Screenwriter: Nikyatu Jusu
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: LinLay Productions, Blumhouse Television, Stay Gold Features, Topic Studios
Rating: R (Some Language|Brief Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 23, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2022
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital