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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Name: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Director: Stephen Herek
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1991-06-07
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan

1991 · 1h 45m · Comedy

IMDb 6.4 Metacritic 35

If you want a fun, breezy 90s comedy with heart and a killer cast (hello, Christina Applegate and Danielle Harris), absolutely watch this tonight—it's the perfect comfort watch that doesn't take itself seriously and delivers genuine laughs. Skip it only if you're in the mood for something heavy or cerebral.

Plot

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

Director: Stephen Herek

Cast: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan

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