Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991 · 105 min · Director: Stephen Herek
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Single mother goes away for the summer. The kids are first delighted but then find that Mom has hired the sitter from hell to stay with them. When the sitter dies of a sudden coronary they deposit the body at a mortuary only to discover all their summer expense money was in her purse. The kids must find a way to survive the summer without mom or her money. This means actual work!
Emotional fingerprint
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Excitement25%
- Anxiety15%
- Confusion15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Relief
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Relief | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 35 % | 35 % | 3 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 44 % | 40 % | 1 % | 31 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 49 % | 41 % | 1 % | 39 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 45 % | 38 % | 9 % | 33 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Hope | 44 % | 35 % | 19 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 41 % | 33 % | 18 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 35 % | 28 % | 11 % | 30 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 35 % | 28 % | 10 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Love | 36 % | 30 % | 8 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Humor | 36 % | 31 % | 6 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Love | 40 % | 29 % | 6 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 44 % | 23 % | 10 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 50 % | 23 % | 15 % | 49 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 55 % | 28 % | 11 % | 50 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Hope | 53 % | 34 % | 9 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Humor | 54 % | 38 % | 8 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 60 % | 35 % | 18 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Relief | 60 % | 34 % | 41 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Relief | 57 % | 37 % | 52 % | 27 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Mrs. Sturak
Zach
Lizard
Mole
Hellhound
Skull
Jill
Becky
Details
- Directed by
- Stephen Herek
- Written by
- Neil Landau, Tara Ison
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1991
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
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