
A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting
2020 · Movie · PG · 95 min · ★ 6.2 · 47% critics
On Halloween, a teen babysitter is pulled into a secret network that protects kids from the creatures that haunt their dreams. When the child in her care is taken, she teams up with other sitters to track him down and face a legendary monster threat.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-10-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 47/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (319 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a kid-friendly spooky adventure with light scares, jokes, and a fast-moving rescue mission; Not for you if you want serious horror, sharp writing, or originality like Goosebumps.
Pros: family-friendly Halloween fun; cute monster moments; a lively villain | Cons: uneven story; cheesy dialogue; feels unoriginal
Themes
- monster
- halloween
- babysitter
Cast & crew

Tamara Smart
as Kelly Ferguson

Oona Laurence
as Liz Lerue

Alessio Scalzotto
as Victor Colleti

Indya Moore
as Peggy Drood

Tom Felton
as The Grand Guignol

Ian Ho
as Jacob Zellman

Tamsen McDonough
as Mrs. Zellman

Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson
as Berna Vincent
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Lynn Masako Cheng
as Cassie Zhen

Ty Consiglio
as Curtis Critter
Directed by Rachel Talalay