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“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Nanny Diaries
Comedy · Drama · Romance · 2007
A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.
Movie details
The Nanny Diaries
“A comedy about life at the top, as seen from the bottom.”
2007 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 45m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Nanny Diaries?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Shari Springer Berman · Robert Pulcini
Written by
Robert Pulcini · Shari Springer Berman
Scarlett Johansson
Annie Braddock
Laura Linney
Mrs. X
Alicia Keys
Lynette
Chris Evans
Hayden “Harvard Hottie”
Donna Murphy
Judy Braddock
Nicholas Art
Grayer
Judith Roberts
Milicent
Court is in session
Put The Nanny Diaries on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.