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Evil Nanny

Evil Nanny

Drama · Horror · Thriller · 2016

A couple hires a live-in nanny to watch the offspring while they work. At first, everything goes perfectly, but when an unsafe incident means the parents no longer want the nanny around, they find out this nanny is savvy at not being evicted from her live-in situation. So savvy, in fact, that she can make these parents' lives a true nightmare.

Movie details

Evil Nanny

“Be good... or else!”

2016 Drama · Horror · Thriller 1h 30m

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

A couple hires a live-in nanny to watch the offspring while they work. At first, everything goes perfectly, but when an unsafe incident means the parents no longer want the nanny around, they find out this nanny is savvy at not being evicted from her live-in situation. So savvy, in fact, that she can make these parents' lives a true nightmare.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Evil Nanny?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jared Cohn

Written by

Naomi L. Selfman

Lindsay Elston

Lindsay Elston

Jen / Alexa

Monique Parent

Monique Parent

Connie

Nicole Sterling

Nicole Sterling

Fay

Matthew Pohlkamp

Matthew Pohlkamp

Tim

Cooper Fontaine

Cooper Fontaine

Alan

Stephen Barrington

Stephen Barrington

Wade

Kevin Grady

Kevin Grady

Kyle

Court is in session

Put Evil Nanny on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.