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A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)

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A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting

Movie2020·95 min

A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting

Directed by Rachel Talalay

Family Fantasy Adventure Comedy

A family fantasy film directed by Rachel Talalay.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 69%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

About A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting

Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she's watching on Halloween.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Whimsical
Story Tags: coming of age, sacrifice duty, holiday seasonal, fantasy mythology, suburban, small town, strangers forced together, group found family, reluctant hero, ensemble, rescue mission, quest mission, monster creature

323 ratings

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Details

Director: Rachel Talalay
Language: English

Cast

Tamara Smart, Oona Laurence, Alessio Scalzotto

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How A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting Ranks

All movies

Top 69%

2020s movies

Top 75%

Family movies

Top 66%

★Rachel Talalay films#2 of 4

Among the best films we track.

Second-best Rachel Talalay film, behind Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time.

the vibe

A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulmoderateeasy to followlight-touchbroadheartfelt

playful

whimsical

What it's about

rescue missionquest missioncoming of agesacrifice dutyreluctant heroensemblestrangers forced togethergroup found familyholiday seasonalfantasy mythologymonster creaturesuburbansmall town

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful