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The Babysitter

ComedyHorror

Directed by McG

When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet. From TMDB

118 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 3, 2026 · How this works

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The Babysitter is a 2017 comedy horror film, directed by McG, starring Judah Lewis, Samara Weaving and Robbie Amell.

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  • Hallow’s Books, Movies, and TV @hallowshaunt.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 15, 2026

    Any fans of the 1991 movie, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter is Dead?

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  • Foryth @foryth.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched Cruel Intentions, messed up relationships, redemption and retribution. They Will Kill You, felt like it didn't know what it wanted to be. The Babysitter, Samara Weaving and Satanists again! Funny movie. Eenie Meanie, good car chases, but needed more of them.

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  • Tanya Pell @tanyapell.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2025

    Listen. I am a narcoleptic with SEVERE sleep paralysis and hallucinations. But I haven’t had a nightmare about a book or movie since I was a kid. @sgj.bsky.social ruined my streak with The Babysitter Lives.

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  • fatpatricia86.bsky.social @fatpatricia86.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 27, 2026

    I got a coworker onto @stephengrahamjones.com and she’s almost finished with Killer on the Road. She humbly requests a film adaptation and I second. She also read the Babysitter Lives and The Only Good Indians and I think I’ve created another monster. No regrets.

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  • Corey Harris @handle.invalidBluesky · Nov 4, 2025

    Ok hear me out here. Someone adapts Killer on the Road/The Babysitter Lives from @sgj.bsky.social as a 70's Grindhouse style double feature film release. Much like what we got from Rodriguez and Tarantino with Death Proof/Planet Terror. Keep it low budget, kind of campy, but fun as hell.

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  • Tariq, the Movie Critic @tarialle25.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 29, 2025

    Choose 30 of your favorite horror films of all time. One film per day for 30 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters or covers. #FilmSky #Moviesky #horrorsky 22/30 The Babysitter

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  • vociferousvoid.bsky.social @vociferousvoid.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 13, 2025

    The Babysitter Lives by @sgj.bsky.social It’s very Coraline meets Twilight Zone meets House (movie-1985). Charlotte babysits for a family, but their house has a twisted past, and it soon becomes clear the past isn’t always in the past. (It’s a short read. The audio book is 7.5 hrs) #booksky

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  • Greg Greene @igreggreene.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 23, 2026

    @sstpublications.bsky.social is having a 48-hour sale - 25% off all in-stock titles! That includes @stephengrahamjones.com's THE BABYSITTER LIVES, @paultremblay.bsky.social's HORROR MOVIE, Daniel Kraus' WHALEFALL and Josh Malerman's INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE! sstpublications.co.uk/in-stock.html

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  • Alex @thatsrite.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 27, 2024

    Conversely, the film "Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead", which leaves nothing to the imagination, was translated into French as "Faux Pas Dire A Maman Que La Gardienne Mange Les Pissenlits Par La Racine", which translates to "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter is Eating the Dandylions from the Roots"

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  • 𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 7, 2025

    It's hot out! 🥵 Share a movie or TV character wearing shorts. My choice: Bee from ‘The Babysitter’ (2017) 🖤

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  • Christy Putnam @christyputnam.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 17, 2025

    Thelma Ritter helps Alfred Hitchcock promote his television series, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” in 1956. Thelma appeared in an episode called “The Babysitter” with friend and actress Mary Wickes and Hitchcock’s film, “Rear Window.”

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  • Scott is Bayin' at the Moon @scottmaybstoned.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 8, 2026

    Tonight's movie for my Season of Scares Horror Movie Watch-A-Thon and #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days is THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN 65/100 #HorrorSky

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  • BobbieDoll @bobbiedoll.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 22, 2026

    Name your fav fish out of water film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter is Dead

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  • Christy Putnam @christyputnam.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2025

    Thelma Ritter appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” and in an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents entitled “The Babysitter,” but eventually declined a second film role from the director when she felt the role just wasn’t right for her…

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  • David Niall Wilson @davidniallwilson.comBluesky · Oct 1, 2025

    Watched the Babysitter II : Killer Queen. A lot of fun. Silly, gross, but also fun to see some folks who have moved on and done well in a movie like that.

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  • Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2023

    Thinking of going for a Samara Weaving double feature when I resume the movie marathon in a little bit. The Babysitter and Ready or Not. Good to break up the parade of old classics now and then.

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  • Darkness Pauls 🎃 @paulle.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 8, 2026

    every day of 2026, I'll post a story from an anthology film or series. 2️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ SCENE OF THE CRIME (1984–85) "The Babysitter" D: Walter Grauman et al W: Henry Olek et al In this segment from the Orson Welles-hosted series, a cruel babysitter gets her comeuppance after she tries to scare her charge.

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  • Rex Thrillho @evanbrady.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2026

    One of the smartest decisions in film history was renaming The Babysitter Murders to Halloween so people watch it every year

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  • Simon McNeil @simonm223.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 4, 2025

    You know what is a movie that defied all of my expectations? The Babysitter. I don't know what I expected but it was absolutely not horny early teen Kevin McAllister, recently aware that his parents have sex and anxious they might get a divorce, Home-Alones a satanic cabal led by his cool babysitter

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  • Rodeo Punk Parade @rodeopunkparade.comBluesky · Jan 7, 2025

    Tonight's movie is The Babysitter: Killer Queen!

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  • David Kuhne @davidkuhne.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 11, 2024

    I haven’t heard of half the movies showing at my local Regal this weekend. There’s a new Nicolas Cage that looks like it should have gone straight to Redbox. Sting. Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter is Dead. A golf movie with Dennis Quaid and Cheech Marin.

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  • Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.comBluesky · Jul 17, 2023

    THE BABYSITTER KILLER QUEEN (2020) is a really fun horror(ish) comedy. Any movie that mentions Large Marge should get extra points. The film is good fun with some awesome gore. If you’re looking for something on the lighter side, this is an excellent choice. #Filmsky

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  • Scott is Bayin' at the Moon @scottmaybstoned.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 4, 2026

    Tonight's 2nd movie for my Season of Scares Horror Movie Watch-A-Thon and #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days is THE BABYSITTER 56/100 #HorrorSky

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  • DoctorTheopolis @drzaiusbaltar.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 27, 2026

    Samara The Babysitter 2017 || 🎬 McG The actor playing the 15 year old in this this looked older than her which added to this film somehow.

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  • Jordan Shiveley (Dread Singles) @jordanshiveley.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 16, 2025

    Pretty fun movie. A mashup of The Babysitter and Black Christmas. Didn’t quite nail the seventies vibe (filming was a little too sharp and clean) but the two teen actors really killed it and you can’t hate a killer cult/demon summoning story Recommended

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  • Hoosier Black Sheep @hoosierblacksheep.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 12, 2025

    Anyone else get the “I’m right on that, Rose!”vibes here? (Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter is Dead, movie reference)

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  • gerororge ✨ @stanrissa.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 15, 2025

    Choose 30 of your favorite horror films of all time. One film per day for 30 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters or covers. #FilmSky #Moviesky #horrorsky 15/30 The Babysitter

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  • 𝕮𝖗𝖞𝖕𝕿𝖎𝖈𝖚𝕾 @crypticus.bsky.socialBluesky · May 2, 2025

    THE BABYSITTER (1980) is on! Fun & trashy TV movie w/William Shatner as a frigid husband & Patty Duke as an alcoholic mess who get targeted by a sociopathic Stephanie Zimbalist jr. Good fun. #Horror #CrypticusHorrorTheater #FilmSky youtu.be/HpVqehGBR2o?...

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  • B-Squared @fourdastreets.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2026

    Movie: The Babysitter (Netflix) This movie just makes me wonder why Robbie Amell isn't in more comedy films or more things in general. Dude is hilarious and has WAY more talent than his cousin...and I actually liked Arrow! Also, Samara Weaving 😍 #filmsky #horrorsky

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  • Darkness Pauls 🎃 @paulle.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 25, 2026

    every day of 2026, I'll post a story from an anthology film or series. 2️⃣6️⃣8️⃣ FREAKY STORIES (1997–99) "The Babysitter" W: Jackie May A friendlier version of the urban legend "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs". A sitter receives creepy calls... Ones made from the second line in her clients' home.

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  • 💀 ADOOM 💀 @salsa-wits.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2026

    102 of #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days was The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020). You know how I’m always on about wanting movies to make an effort and how that’s enough for me? This is the rare case against. McG needed to try about 40% less, or have an editor/producer to rein him in. What a fucking mess

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  • Ceinwen Langley @ceinwenlangley.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2026

    Improve a movie title by adding "With Big Naturals." Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter With Big Naturals Is Dead. Muppets Take Manhattan with Big Naturals. Muppets With Big Naturals: Most Wanted.

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  • Juan Carlos Fernandez @obijuanca.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2025

    Pitch for a game show: CINEMOM 🎬 Contestants guess the movie from my mom’s descriptions: “A Christmas movie, maybe SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN, with the bald guy from THE BABYSITTER, but kinda like STAR WARS.” Answer: RED ONE

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  • Brujaja, Child of None @brujajagaming.bsky.socialBluesky · May 17, 2025

    Mayhem, a movie that I have only seen on Shutter. Its a horror comedy. And finally, The Babysitter on Netflix. Also a horror comedy.

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  • the lakeshore undead @thecorlew.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 6, 2025

    I’ve never identified more with a movie character than when Andrew Bachelor in THE BABYSITTER spits “fucking police,” mourns Bella Thorne’s titty getting shot, and then tries to speak Spanish

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  • Boona 👻 @boonaa.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 3, 2025

    #NowWatching: The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) #filmsky

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  • Rodeo Punk Parade @rodeopunkparade.comBluesky · Jan 6, 2025

    2nd movie of the night is The Babysitter! Starring the always badass Samara Weaving!

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  • Holir @holir.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 23, 2023

    The Babysitter is a great movie

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  • moviechaska.bsky.social @moviechaska.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 2, 2026

    🎬 From Australian television to Hollywood! Samara Weaving has made her mark in horror, action & comedy films. From The Babysitter to Ready or Not, her acting journey is worth exploring. Discover biography on Movie Chaska: www.moviechaska.com/2026/08/sama... #SamaraWeaving #Hollywood #MovieChaska

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  • Dark Horizons @darkhorizons.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    Tubi Teases R.L. Stine’s “The Babysitter” Film www.darkhorizons.com/tubi-teases-...

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  • Jourdan @galaktix.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 1, 2026

    I adore her. Every movie I’ve seen her in I love. Guns Akimbo, Ready or Not, The Babysitter, all great movies!

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  • Brian "Kult of Thorn" Myers @fluffyman85.bsky.socialBluesky · May 7, 2026

    As far as the left actor... ummm... she was in the Ratchet & Clank movie... The Babysitter films... mmmm....

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  • 🦇🎃 Boo-ana 🎃🦇 @minillajovovich.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2025

    This movie rocks cuz it's about learning that it's actually also cool to be friends with a hot woman (see also, The Babysitter, same writer)

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  • izzy 🐇⭐️ @sureimiku.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2025

    Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) This one was hilarious. I genuinely forgot the babysitter was dead the entire film

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  • Markey2 @saylesstho1.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2024

    I forgot to post my post workout (I just took a walk and did some pushups) snack. Peanut butter and banana sandwich. I didn’t even know that was a thing people did until I saw it on the Babysitter Club Movie

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  • Stina Dark, Darkity, Dark, Dark (Leicht) @stinaleicht.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2024

    Second Horror-Comedy recommendation: The Babysitter: Killer Queen The follow up is just as good as the first film. Not kidding. youtu.be/8WzUYkzRgBE?...

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  • Seán @seandba.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2026

    19/31 The Babysitter (2017) Fun! #horror #horrormovie #31daysofhorror

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  • John the Ghost 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @johnbrojomojo.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    I like the Babysitter but the moments where the movie stops to put words on screen get annoying fast.

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  • Just J @jasonleader1.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    thanks to the movie The Babysitter (2017) (and it's sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen) i have a new favorite Horror movie slasher trope; The Positive Influence. sure he will kill you BUT he wants to make you feel better about your life before he does it.

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  • TW @twesq.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 31, 2026

    The Babysitter was a great campy horror movie

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  • Kee The Tom and Jerry Guy @drummerfromfife.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 21, 2026

    Hated Terrifier, loved Happy Death Day, the Babysitter was great, as was Abigail, the kid in that was incredible. Saw's a funny one. The Mrs talked me into watching the series on an anniversary holiday in 2013. One film per day for a week...

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  • FonsCordi Art @fonscordi.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2026

    I don't think I have a favourite, it changes depending on the mood 🤣 But I think it's between The Babysitter and Krampus. Although I do have a favourite, but is a b&w movie is called The Trollenberg Terror, is from the 50s I think? Those paper mache monsters are hilarious 🤣

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  • Steve @steve-me.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2026

    Great movie, both leads were great but Samara was also mesmerizing. Check out The Babysitter, the best of her films that I've seen.

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  • badgersgetabadname.bsky.social @badgersgetabadname.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 24, 2026

    I forgot about the Babysitter, great fun film. Give me all the Bill and Ted. Excellent

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  • Joseph Finn @josephfinn.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2026

    The level of love I have for the Babysitter movies is kind of wrong, especially for Robbie Ammell knowing exactly what movie he's in.

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  • PromoteHorror 🎃 @promotehorror.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 2, 2026

    THE BABYSITTER | Horror Short Film youtu.be/q7SQR8eVgmQ?... via @YouTube

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  • wesuckatparties @wesuckatparties.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 24, 2026

    Directed by TV veteran Mike Robe and co-starring character actor Lee Garlington (The Babysitter, Psycho 3, every tv show ever), Summer of Fear has a bit more up it's sleeve than "this guys crazy". Flashbacks, emasculation and a boy declaring "I GOT CRABS!", twice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yjq...

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  • Christopher-J (aka Eustach the Wanderer) @chrjcar.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    As for films I'd put on this list... prepare yourselves! I abhor Forrest Gump and James Cameron's Avatar films. 😮 Less controversial additions would be It's Pat and Universal Soldier: The Return. Also, the sequel to 2017's awesome The Babysitter, which ruined the mythos created in the first film.

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  • Writer of “Rape Apologists Must Die!” @alexpagliuca.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2025

    Carpenter’s Halloween went from Irwin Yablans pitching him on “The Babysitter Murders” to being on screen in two years. Scream 2 was in theaters a year after Scream. It all depends on the film and circumstance.

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  • tarfrimmer @tarfrimmer.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2025

    #Watched #TheBabysitter (2017) Directed by #McG #2025HorrorChallenge No. 234 boxd.it/eP1w

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