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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
“No rules. No curfews. No baths. No nagging. No pulse.”
6.2 / 10• 1991• 1h 45m•PG-13• English
ComedyFamily
Storyline
Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on cash. Sue Ellen finds a sweet job in fashion by lying about her age and experience on her résumé. But, while her siblings run wild, she discovers the downside of adulthood
Cast & Crew
Christina Applegate
Swell
Lead
Joanna Cassidy
Rose Lindsey
John Getz
Gus
Josh Charles
Bryan
Keith Coogan
Kenny
Concetta Tomei
Mom
David Duchovny
Bruce
Kimmy Robertson
Cathy
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stephen Herek's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
