Review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) by André Ø — 11 May 2008

Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Low).

First viewing: 04.08.1998.

This review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) was written by André Ø on 11 May 2008.

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

By Vadim D (535) on 22 Jun 2014

It's probably nostalgia, but I love this movie! Fun, lighthearted, and entertaining…

Read Review

Review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

By Mike S (2,123) on 13 Apr 2015

Coogan in this film was actually hilarious and at times saved the film from being a one star…

Read Review

Review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

By Ben C (1,824) on 20 Jun 2013

This is purely fun, cheese to watch from time to time…

Read Review

Review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

By Krystal H (51) on 15 Aug 2015

If you have not seen this movie, then do so now…

Read Review

Review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

By A A (501) on 01 Apr 2012

A movie from my youth that showed how catering can turn a wasted stoner into a model man. also, Duchovny is great as a useless sub villain…

Read Review

Review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

By Eric H (2,898) on 16 Jun 2013

I remember watching this film when I was growing up, I loved it then and I still love it.The acting is overall fairly decent though…

Read Review

Review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

By Dustin P (440) on 01 Nov 2015

I can watch this movie again and again. It is preposterous yet so well done. Christina Applegate and Joanna Cassidy together are just fantastic…

Read Review

Review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

By Joseph H (968) on 18 Apr 2012

Loved it.Thought it was pretty good.Got some laughs…

Read Review

Review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

By Dee M (100) on 05 Jul 2012

Not too bad, but it doesn't really explore the black comedy of them killing the babysitter - which has been done plenty of times - but rather…

Read Review

Review of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

By Hannah F (168) on 21 May 2012

Not bad, a cute little 'As if!' movie...kind of entertaining along the way…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Spy Next Door (2010)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 15 Jan 2010

Nobody of Chan's legendary stature should ever have to play second banana to George Lopez, and certainly not in a film that was already made…

Read Review

Review of The Babysitter (2017)

By Blake Goble (229) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 15 Oct 2017

It’s insulting. Unfunny. Blunt. It’ll leave a hell of a bitter taste in the mouths of general audiences and horror nuts alike…

Read Review

Review of Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

By I'M Alex (137) on 17 Jun 2008

Even as a kid I knew this was no adventure…

Read Review

Review of Adventures in Babysitting (2016)

By Andy F (912) on 01 Aug 2017

Yet another list to Disney Channel's dumbest decisions and ideas. This should not even exist. The original was more adult and funny…

Read Review

Review of Babysitting (2014)

By Rodrigo F (122) on 16 Feb 2015

When the French try to make a film based on american humor…

Read Review

Review of Saint Ralph (2005)

By Scott Foundas (913) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 05 Jun 2011

In fairness, the movie isn't the absolute worst of its kind and there's a certain charm to Butcher's amiable, puppy-eyed performance…

Read Review

Review of Cubby (2019)

By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for The New York Times (9,847) on 31 Oct 2019

Whatever charms the filmmakers envisioned are nowhere apparent in these 83 cringe-worthy minutes…

Read Review

Review of The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)

By Rodrigo Perez (382) for The Playlist (3,871) on 13 Sep 2020

The now pat, unimaginative knock on McG was that he was the Guy Fieri of filmmakers, — loud, crass, garish, tacky, hacky, double fisted with…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

1991

59%408 Reviews

Dennis the Menace

1987

44%330 Reviews

Trancers

1984

57%98 Reviews

American Animals

2018

72%344 Reviews

Breakfast on Pluto

2005

71%550 Reviews

Ted

2012

67%929 Reviews

Stop Making Sense

1984

87%316 Reviews

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

87%740 Reviews

Escape Plan

2013

63%799 Reviews

Black Swan

2010

80%1,218 Reviews