Babysitter

2022 1h 28m FR

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5.8

MID

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43%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 94🥫43%Rotten Tomatoes●64Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 1,902

Comedy

Synopsis

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After a sexist joke goes viral, Cédric loses his job and embarks on a therapeutic journey to free himself from sexism and misogyny. He and his girlfriend hire a mysterious and liberated babysitter to help shake things up.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Patrick Hivon
Cédric
Monia Chokri
Nadine
Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Amy
Steve Laplante
Jean-Michel
Hubert Proulx
Tessier
Stéphane Moukarzel
Carlos
Nathalie Breuer
Brigitte
Patrice Dubois
Christian

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Monia Chokri
Writers: Jean-Philippe Marcotte, Catherine Léger
Languages: French
Countries: Canada, France

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, France.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Monia Chokri, shot by Josée Deshaies. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Emile Sornin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Pauline Gaillard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Patrick Hivon and Monia Chokri and Nadia Tereszkiewicz carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13308316 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Monia Chokri directs. Josée Deshaies behind the camera. Emile Sornin scores. Pauline Gaillard cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 4 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, France.
4Directed by Monia Chokri, shot by Josée Deshaies. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Emile Sornin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Pauline Gaillard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Patrick Hivon and Monia Chokri and Nadia Tereszkiewicz carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt13308316 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Josée Deshaies
Original score: Emile Sornin
Editing: Pauline Gaillard
Production design: Colombe Raby
Costume design: Guillaume Laflamme
Makeup / hair: Adriana Verbert
VFX supervisor: Marc Hall
Sound: Olivier Guillaume
Stunt coordinator: Tyler Hall
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Babysitter (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 43% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 64/100
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 1,902 votes

Awards

4 wins & 19 nominations total

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badelf2022-08-23
★ 9/10
This film is what happens when Avant Garde and French farce with a mission meets Magic Surrealism. Babysitter opens with a completely frenetic energy that only eases later in those moments of self-reflection, for both ourselves and Nadine (played by Monia Chokri, the director). In between the wacky opening and the thought-provoking third act, the film is mostly farcical, high-speed comedy. The actors all do a great job. Babysitter is an AK-47 assault weapon with dead-on aim at misogyny, toxic masculinity, and all things male of the hidden insecurities variety type. Given it's style and subject, all designed to make us uncomfortable, this film is not for everyone. But if you really don't have any of those male insecurities to act out, Babysitter is politically incorrect and f-in' hilarious. And let's be honest, it's a rare opportunity to watch a politically incorrect film - just like in the old days.

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