A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting
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Directed by | Rachel Talalay |
Screenplay by | Joe Ballarini |
Based on | A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting by Joe Ballarini |
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Cinematography | Gregory Middleton |
Edited by | Stein Myhrstad |
Music by | Matthew Margeson |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting is a 2020 American family horror film directed by Rachel Talalay and distributed by Netflix. The film was written by Joe Ballarini and is based on his three-part book trilogy of the same name.[1] It stars Tom Felton, Indya Moore, Tamara Smart and Oona Laurence.[2][3]
Plot[]
Kelly Ferguson is a babysitter on a mission to find the child in her care who has been kidnapped by the Boogeyman on Halloween night. She discovers that a secret society of children-protecting babysitters exists, as does an entire world of monsters, which she must fight.[4]
Cast[]
- Tamara Smart as Kelly Ferguson
- Isabel Birch as Young Kelly
- Oona Laurence as Liz LeRue
- Alessio Scalzotto as Victor Colletti
- Indya Moore as Peggy Drood
- Tom Felton as Grand Guignol
- Ian Ho as Jacob Zellman
- Tamsen McDonough as Ms. Zellman
- Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson as Berna Vincent
- Lynn Masako Cheng as Cassie Zhen
- Ty Consiglio as Curtis Critter
- Ashton Arbab as Tommy
- Crystal Balint as Alexa Ferguson
- Ricky He as Jesper Huang
- Anisa Harris as Deanna
- Cameron Bancroft as Pete Ferguson
- Kelcey Mawema as Veronica Preston
- Mithila Palkar as Babysitter from Mumbai (India)
Release[]
The film premiered on Netflix on October 15, 2020.[5]
Reception[]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 61% based on 18 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.80/10.[6] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 31 out of 100 based on 4 critic reviews, indicating " generally unfavorable reviews".[7]
References[]
- ^ "'A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting' Netflix Movie: Release Date, Plot, Cast, Director, And More". trinikid.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "Harry Potter star Tom Felton is unrecognisable in new film". The Independent. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "'Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting' Sets Cast With Indya Moore, Tom Felton (Exclusive)". www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "Tom Felton Shares Creepy Photo From His Newest Movie". Distractify. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ Squires, John (September 9, 2020). "'Freddy's Dead' Director Rachel Talalay is Back With 'A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting". Metacritic. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
External links[]
- 2020 films
- English-language films
- 2020 horror films
- American films
- American monster movies
- English-language Netflix original films
- Walden Media films
- Films directed by Rachel Talalay
- Films scored by Matthew Margeson
- Halloween horror films
- 2020s American film stubs