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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (2024)

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Seventeen-year-old Tanya Crandell's plans for a carefree summer are derailed when her stressed-to-the-limit mom takes off for a wellness retreat and puts Tanya and her three siblings in the charge of a crotchety (and racist) old babysitter. The babysitter's sudden death leaves the kids short on cash and reluctant to pull mom prematurely out of her much-needed R&R, so Tanya is forced to get a job. Posing as an adult, she gets a gig as the executive assistant at a fashion company and overnight is thrust into the world of adulthood and parenting. Based on the 1991 cult classic.

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It was hilarious! Glad to see a black family do something just as exceptional as a white family!

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63
Apr 12, 2024

Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead is laid-back and funny but ultimately whiffs on its swings too many times to make a lasting impression.

Metacritic review by Peyton Robinson
Peyton Robinson
RogerEbert.com
63
Apr 11, 2024

Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead is surprisingly authentic and fun for this kind of nostalgia-baiting remake material, which is naturally formulaic. It’s the focus on character and allowing the actors to shine that makes this one sing, and it should make a star out of Jones, who, like her character, manages to hold it all together.

Metacritic review by Katie Walsh
Katie Walsh
Chicago Tribune
50
Apr 10, 2024

Jones has many good moments, and “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” is a decent remake of a decent movie.

Metacritic review by Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle