The Nanny Diaries

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The Nanny Diaries

PG-13

2007

1h 44m

Comedy

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A college student, Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johansson), with a working-class background takes a nanny job with Mr. and Mrs. X (Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney), an affluent but highly dysfunctional Manhattan couple. She must find a way to manage her studies, a new boyfriend, and the demands of her new employers and their spoiled offspring.

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Critics Consensus

The Nanny Diaries' miscast lead and unrealistic, one-dimensional characters make this class satire far less effective than it should've been.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

08/23/2018

What is this film about? Nothing. It's senseless and horrid, patronising to all women everywhere, and extremely tiresome.

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

05/01/2008

3/5

Here's hoping that the very talented [Shari] Springer [Berman] and [Robert] Pulcini get a crack at a script that's worthy of their talents for their third time at bat.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

10/12/2007

1/5

If you have a cast which includes Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney and Paul Giamatti, you ought to give them something better to work with than this botched adaptation.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/17/2020

2.0/4.0

The real tragedy of this film's utter mediocrity is that it masks a marvelous performance from Laura Linney.

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Brandy McDonnell

The Oklahoman

08/08/2018

3.5/4

"The Nanny Diaries" has its share of plot holes and cliches but stands on the strength of its performances.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

08/24/2017

C+

Bland and shallow satire on being a college grad nanny on Manhattan's Upper East Side for a dysfunctional rich couple.

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Aymar C.

@RT07819665 Jun 9

I honestly was only there for Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans…..

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Alain E

@AlainE Mar 17

It gets tiresome after a while, because they didn’t have the sense to limit the exaggerations. In the beginning, the nanny enters the fabulous apartment of her employer and assumes that the master bedroom and bath is her quarters. Really? I abandoned it at the first commercial break.

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Bridgette R.

@brissling Mar 8

Only watched it all the way through because of Scarlett Johansson

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Cork B

@RT87142816 Mar 1

Not really my kind of movie, but the acting is really good here... ESPECIALLY the kid and the kid's parents. There was some palpable tension there. And then Captain America and Black Widow kiss, so there is that. The nanny stuff, ironically, is less interesting, but she is the foil for the family's issues.

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A.W. E

@A.W.E Nov 15

Great Acting. The inner struggle of Annie is partially confusing but that's okay, most of us have been at a stage in our lives where we are stuck and perplexed on the roadway to independence. The wealthy here is depicted as naive and ignorant within the walls of their edifice. A contrast against their polished aura in public. The humourous moments were quite hilarious but stinging in a satiric context.

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Daniel M

@MazzaQuePasa Oct 22

It’s not the greatest movie, but it was enjoyable and had a story that hit you in the heart when it ended. It was fun to see Scarlett and Evens together again in their younger years as well.

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Synopsis

A college student, Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johansson), with a working-class background takes a nanny job with Mr. and Mrs. X (Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney), an affluent but highly dysfunctional Manhattan couple. She must find a way to manage her studies, a new boyfriend, and the demands of her new employers and their spoiled offspring.

Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Producer: Richard N. Gladstein
Screenwriter: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Weinstein Company
Rating: PG-13 (Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 24, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.9M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)