Movie

Sitting Pretty

1948 · 83 min

A charming, witty comedy of manners with a mischievous twinkle, offering gentle laughter and cozy suburban absurdity.

Tagline: Never was a baby-sitter like this!
Overview: Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him.
How it feels: Whimsical, satirical, warm and campy. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, identity, class, rebellion
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 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: family
identity
class
rebellion
media
Places: suburbs
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild