Movie

The Babysitter

1995 · 90 min

A slow-burn psychological thriller that simmers with voyeuristic tension and uneasy desire, keeping you on edge as fantasies blur with reality.

Tagline: Something about her captures the imagination.
Overview: Jennifer is a lovely teen who has been hired to baby-sit the kids of Harry Tucker and his wife, Dolly. The Tuckers go to a party and proceed to get inebriated, with Mr. Tucker fantasizing about his beautiful baby sitter. Meanwhile, Jack, her boyfriend, and Mark, another guy interested in her, decide to spy on Jennifer at the Tucker house, with each young man also fixated on her.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, coming-of-age, identity, isolation
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
coming-of-age
identity
isolation
betrayal
Places: suburbs
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong