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The Good Nanny

2017 · 91 min

A slow-building domestic thriller that keeps you uneasy with odd behavior and a growing sense that something is off.

Directed by: Jake Helgren
Genres: Thriller, Tv movie
Starring: Briana Evigan, Ellen Hollman, Peter Porte

Tagline: Looks are deceiving.
Overview: After accepting a nannying job for a young girl named Sophie, Summer Pratt starts to notice just how peculiar she is, and how indifferent Sophie's parents are to her strange behavior.

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Directed by: Jake Helgren
Genres: Thriller, Tv movie
Starring: Briana Evigan, Ellen Hollman, Peter Porte

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
family
isolation
identity
betrayal
Places: single country house
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: thriller, tv movie
Directed by: Jake Helgren
Written by: Jake Helgren
Starring: Briana Evigan, Ellen Hollman, Peter Porte, Sophie Guest, Tatyana Ali, Ben Gavin, Kym Jackson, David Tillman
Cinematography: Olivia Kuan
Runtime: 91 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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