Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

About Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Seventeen year old Tanya'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.

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (2024) is a comedy film directed by Wade Allain-Marcus. It runs 99 minutes and was released in April 2024.

Its themes are babysitter, becoming an adult, babysitting, and teenage girl.

Simone Joy Jones appears as Tanya, Nicole Richie as Rose, Donielle T. Hansley Jr. as Kenny, and Ayaamii Sledge as Melissa. The screenplay is by Chuck Hayward. It comes from BET+, SMiZE Productions, and Spiral Stairs Entertainment. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Paramount+ Amazon Channel in the United States.

Crazy, Stupid, Love., Heat, and Wrath of Man make useful companions to Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. TMDB voters put it at 5.7 out of 10 across 57 votes and it carries a R rating.