The Babysitter (2017 film)

The Babysitter
Official release poster
Directed byMcG
Written byBrian Duffield
Produced by
  • McG
  • Mary Viola
  • Zack Schiller
Starring
CinematographyShane Hurlbut
Edited by
  • Peter Gvozdas
  • Martin Bernfeld
Music byDouglas Pipes
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$404,923[1]

The Babysitter is a 2017 American teen black comedy slasher film directed by McG and written by Brian Duffield. It stars Samara Weaving, Judah Lewis, Hana Mae Lee, Robbie Amell and Bella Thorne. The film follows a lonely 12-year-old boy (Lewis) who discovers that his babysitter (Weaving) is part of a satanic cult that wants to kill him. The film was released by Netflix on October 13, 2017, and received mostly positive reviews from critics. A sequel, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, was released on September 10, 2020.

  1. ^ "The Babysitter (2017)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.