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The Babysitters (2008)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:11

Rotten:15

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: Though built on an audacious and controversial premise, Babysitters teeters between exploitation and grossness due to uneven execution.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for disturbing strong sexual content, language and some drug use - involving teens.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:May 9, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: In this dark comedy, Shirley Lyner (Katherine Waterston) may be just 16 years old, but she's smart. However, instead of just using her intelligence to get into college, she's started her own... In this dark comedy, Shirley Lyner (Katherine Waterston) may be just 16 years old, but she's smart. However, instead of just using her intelligence to get into college, she's started her own business that may help pay her way through school. She discovers that babysitters can make more money entertaining horny fathers than just watching kids, and soon she has a group of seductive teens in her employ. But even though Shirley is mature for her age, she soon realizes that her business may be too much for her to handle. John Leguizamo stars as the first father to sample Shirley's wares, and SEX AND THE CITY's Cynthia Nixon plays Shirley's mother. [More]

Starring: John Leguizamo, Katherine Waterston, Cynthia Nixon, Andy Comeau

Starring: John Leguizamo, Katherine Waterston, Cynthia Nixon, Andy Comeau, Denis O'Hare

Director: David Ross

Director: David Ross
Screenwriter: David Ross
Producer: John Leguizamo, Kathy DeMarco, Cora Olson, Jennifer Dubin, Jason Dubin
Composer: Chad Fischer
Studio: Peace Arch Entertainment

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Shirley is an awkward, brainy teen with a crush on the father of the children she babysits. When... More
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A movie about high school hookas...sounds a lot more interesting than it actually was. More
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