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  • The Babysitters
  • Opened May 9, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 30 min.
  • R
    for disturbing strong sexual content, language and some drug use--involving teens
  • Shirley Lyner is a typical high school teen-she worries about her grades and the SAT's; she wonders if her best friend's step-brother likes her, she baby-sits a few nights to make some extra cash. Shirley even has a little crush on one of her new Read More
  • Cast: John Leguizamo, Katherine Waterston, Cynthia Nixon, Andy Comeau, Denis O'Hare
  • Director: David Ross
  • Genres: Drama

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  • Katherine Waterston as Shirley Lyner in "The Babysitters."
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The Babysitters Recent Fan Reviews

  • Oh No!

    ITS HORRIBLE

    by alexa523

    I know people worked hard on this film. I know maybe that there is someone in this world weird enough to like this movie. But to me, this movie sucks. It's a pile of rotten trash.

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  • 63
    TV Guide | Ken Fox

    There's no getting around the fact that Ross's whole cynical premise is based...

  • 60
    Los Angeles Times |

    The film remains engaging in no small part because of the beguiling and...

  • 50
    The Hollywood Reporter | Frank Scheck

    Attempting to be this generation's "Risky Business," The Babysitters is the...

  • 50
    Variety |

    It ultimately fails to deliver on the audacity of its premise. Neither truly...

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