Synopsis
Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she's watching on Halloween.
Your Movie Library
Cast
- Tamara SmartKelly Ferguson
- Oona LaurenceLiz Lerue
- Alessio ScalzottoVictor Colleti
- Indya MoorePeggy Drood
- Tom FeltonThe Grand Guignol
- Ian HoJacob Zellman
- Tamsen McDonoughMrs. Zellman
- Troy Leigh-Anne JohnsonBerna Vincent
- Lynn Masako ChengCassie Zhen
- Ty ConsiglioCurtis Critter
Recommendations
- 50
The Hollywood Reporter
A sloshy swill fermented in the hacked-up viscera of superior fantasy features — including Labyrinth, Hocus Pocus, Monster's Inc., Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Adventures in Babysitting — the film often sinks beneath the weight of its viscous plot. However, it burbles and thrives in moments that rely on aesthetics over story, director Rachel Talalay (Tank Girl) infusing genuine creepy tension with an à la mode witchy/techy visual motif. - 40
Variety
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting simply pushes forward insistently and efficiently in a spirit of organized, slushie-colored fun, which isn’t quite the same as a sense of humor, much less a sense of urgency. - 38
Movie Nation
It’s a kid-friendly mash-up of limited imagination and endless exposition. Boring as all get out, in other words. - 25
RogerEbert.com
Granted, it’s meant to be a fantasy film, but not a single moment rings true in A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting — not the teen angst, not the little-kid nightmares, and definitely not the sense of fun and camaraderie meant to fuel these Halloween adventures.
