Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Is Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead right for your family?

Movie 1991 105 min

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

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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. PG-13 (US)

Likely present: Family themesHeavy emotional content

Comedy and family themes with teenagers suggest family and emotional themes.

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