Nanny

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Nanny

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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

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

Mar 16, 2023

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Ty Burr

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

Rated: 3/4

Jan 6, 2023

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

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.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 17, 2022

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Louis Skye (Ronita Roy Mohan)

Women Write About Comics

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.

Aug 21, 2025

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

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

Jul 11, 2025

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

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

Rated: 3/5

Dec 11, 2024

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Genna M

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

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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Alejandro C

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

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/08/25

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Audience Member

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

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/25/25

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Ricardo d

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

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Riccardo g

“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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Kaito K

What The actually Fuck! 😳

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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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

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