The Sitter

  • 2011


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21 % Rotten
$ 34 Million
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Positive Reviews 23
Negative reviews 65
Average Rating 2.1/5
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2.0
Given its lumpy, episodic nature, The Sitter misses as often as it hits, and the stoner listlessness that dominated Your Highness occasionally creeps .. Av Club
1.5
Hes got no job, hes got no prospects, hes a college drop out, and hes even kind of a jerk to his hapless mother. Den Of Geek
1.5
Hes got no job, hes got no prospects, hes a college drop out, and hes even kind of a jerk to his hapless mother. Den Of Geek
3.0
What that It Gets Better moment is doing in the middle of a coarse comedy like The Sitter I dont know. EW
1.3
And as for Jonah Hill: Here is one of the nicer and warmer actors in the movies.Hes even warm and nice in The Sitter. Rogerebert
3.0
If you crossed Adventures in Babysitting and Uncle Buck and added a healthy wallop of Superbad humor, the end result would be this simultaneously crin .. Common Sense Media
1.5
This ostensibly wild and crazy romp plays things too close to the book to feel genuinely wild or crazy. Variety
1.0
The Sitter is a mess because of a lot of things, but most of the blame should be focused on a lazy script that could have been written in a single aft .. We Got This Covered
4.5
So why was I transfixed yet unmoved in this imaginatively unmoored and frequently magisterial mission I suspect it has much to do with some sort of pr .. Austin Chronicle
2.0
The Sitter isnt awful there are a few decent one liners and a predictable but sweet subplot involving confused eldest kid Slater (Max Records) but its .. Time Out
1.9
Serving as the first solo star vehicle for Jonah Hill (the newly slimmed down comic, still very full figured here, is an executive producer), The Sitt ..
1.9
most valuable contribution to the cinematic landscape is its blessedly brief 80 minute running time.
2.5
Rockwell delivers a few fun moments and the film gets a boost from its lively hip hop based soundtrack. Screen Daily
1.5
Hills Noah is a post college slacker who one night winds up babysitting three strange kids: an anxious teen (Max Record, from Where The Wild Things Ar .. Screen Daily
1.5
The Sitter isnt that bad: its short and the formula keeps everything moving well enough that its always building to its conclusion. Collider
2.5
Jonah Hill bites off more than he can chew in this 80s up all night comedy. The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
That last one was a roundly roasted ode to Eighties fantasy epics; I personally found it to be a wonderfully silly spot of fun.
2.0
That last one was a roundly roasted ode to Eighties fantasy epics; I personally found it to be a wonderfully silly spot of fun.
1.0
An ugly little exercise in tedium whose chief selling points are its abbreviated running time (even with end credits, it barely passes the 80 minute m .. E Film Critic
1.5
terribly unfunny and overwhelmingly raunchy film that stars the normally likable, or at least comically forgivable, Jonah Hill. He is neither here.
2.0
Being a light comedy though R rated and plenty foul mouthed The Sitter didnt need to go for high drama or big action, but theres almost nothing at sta .. Cinema Blend
1.0
The Sitter is not only an atrocious shout out to bad 80s comedies, its also the kind of movie Jonah Hill should look at as a crass blast from his past .. Ny Daily News
3.0
The edge of THE SITTER is really all in the script (I presume) and Hills performance, and it feels like anyone could have directed it. JoBlo
2.0
Unfortunately, this version of The Sitter falls into a middle ground that ultimately delivers thin characters and only so so comedic momentum. Screen Rant
1.9
Thats about it.Compared to its dirty mouth, the pictures heart is rather small but its a good heart. The Globe And Mail
2.5
Filmmaker David Gordon Green has cited Martin Scorseses After Hours and Jonathan Demmes Something Wild as inspirations for The Sitter.But Green should .. Philly
3.1
You can feel in Sitter that Hill is getting tired of this routine, that he wants to shed his own skin. Philly
2.0
A depressing cascade of gross out humor, slapstick violence, hipster fast talk and drug gags, to which are added a predictable streak of sentiment and .. One Guys Opinion
4.5
Hill plays Noah with just the right amount of self loathing, deep down convinced of his own merit, not needing to humiliate anyone to prove it. Village Voice
2.5
For every laugh offered by The Sitter, there are five minutes of boredom and at least one failed scene of would be dramatic character building. ReelViews
2.0
Noah is a suspended college student, living at home with his single mom, who is talked into babysitting the three, young, misfit kids next door. Blu Ray
1.9
But The Sitter doesnt invent anything, doesnt imagine anything.It simply finds a bunch of old movie tropes and squeezes them into a new movie. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.5
As with many R rated studio comedies, the transgressive humor isnt nearly as offensive as the phony sentiment thats supposed to redeem it, supplied he .. Chicago Reader
2.0
It has its moments, but if not for Hill, Records and Bender, it wouldnt be worth the sit.
1.9
Filmmaker David Gordon Green offers up a low key, deliberately paced narrative that proves an ideal complement for John Pollonos subdued screenplay, a .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
The bizarre humor is sometimes loopy enough to get a what the hell laugh, but overall its unfocused and sloppy. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
There are a few funny moments, but Gordon makes a mess trying to shake up the formula with too much sauce. Radio Times
2.0
Otherwise, its predominantly a lame and not particularly funny, clever or imaginative update on the old babysitting flick. Screen It
1.5
But The Sitter wants to have its urinal cake and eat it too, pushing the envelope of taste one minute and then delivering maudlin little life lessons .. The Wrap
2.0
Jonah Hill (still fat at this point fans of the actor will know hes since lost an enormous amount of weight) delivers a likeable performance that keep .. View London
2.5
Though occasionally funny and even charming, The Sitter is ultimately a throwback in more ways than one. News Day
2.0
I like Jonah Hill in both his goofball movies like Superbad and in Moneyball, where, playing a baseball stats whiz kid, he proved he could act in some .. Cs Monitor
3.8
Its smart, funny, agreeably perverse and simultaneously abrupt and exhausting. New York Post
3.0
Rough and tumble moments at parties and dive bars are standard stuff (at least the kids have a good time), and everyone is tucked in bed by the time w .. Film Journal International ..
3.5
Hill is great at portraying these kinds of moments of sweetness and simple human decency, often between spitting out raunchy asides. Az Central
2.0
The films adults are the same way, although since they mostly consist of drug dealers, coked out girlfriends and emotionally unavailable parents, this .. Npr
1.5
By the time we come to the end of this cheap, lazy story about horrible people doing terrible things, a gooey dollop of sentimentality is supposed to ..
1.5
Im starting to wonder, truly and sincerely, if David Gordon Green is suffering from one of those brain tumors that radically alters ones personality.. ..
1.0
At the upper end of the form is Scorseses After Hours; at the bottom is the Tina Fey Steve Carell vehicle Date Night, which is now joined by The Sitte .. Guardian
1.0
Very light on gags, and then, with an awful inevitability, very heavy on the sentimental life lessons getting learnt by Noah and his adorable young ch .. Guardian
1.5
Despite its deceptively mainstream title, its R rated raunchy and definitely NOT appropriate viewing for kids. Susang Ranger
1.0
All you want is for somebody, something, somewhere to make you laugh. Movies
1.5
Where the movie comes to a complete halt is when it attempts to teach life lessons. Movies
2.5
And at least The Sitter is built around Jonah Hill, who has what it takes to anchor a stupid, crude comedy. Chicago Tribune
2.0
The humor in The Sitter is crude and unoriginal, with an overreliance on racial stereotypes and the concept that small children saying anything remote .. Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
At 81 mins, The Sitter literally and figuratively falls short, flirting sporadically with real laughs but confining itself largely to bland fish outof .. Total Film
3.0
Rarely have I laughed out loud and rolled my eyes so often in the same film. Hollywood
3.8
The movie is funny right from the start, tells its story economically and never comes close to wearing out its welcome. Movie Freak
3.3
As much as this is a vehicle for Hill, a comedy like this tends to only be as funny or entertaining as the kids and this trio is somewhat of a mixed b ..
2.0
While I would never claim that The Sitter was the worst film I saw in 2011, I think it is the film that most bitterly disappointed me this year. Hit Fix
3.1
The movie gets a pass, sort of, because its even handed in its rudeness every minority, along with rich generic white people, comes in for ridicule.No .. Nj
2.0
Hill is likable enough to survive this kind of comedy, but little in The Sitter serves to amuse. Movie Habit
1.5
Im a child of the 80s, as is Green. So his raunchy homage to Adventures in Babysitting did not go without notice. Unfortunately, it did not go with mu .. 7M Pictures
3.1
Director David Gordon Green stops pushing buttons and settles for the mundane when the movie demands the offbeat and the dark. Film School Rejects
1.5
THE SITTER is a moronic comedy, playing to the lowest common denominator.If you think a little boy urinating in public in the midst of a bat mitzvah r .. Maki At The Movies
2.5
Essentially redoing 1987s more likable Adventures in Babysitting while adding gay stereotypes and a scene of a kid urinating on a bat mitzvah dance fl .. Red Eye Chicago
3.8
In no threat of overstaying its welcome at under an hour and a half, The Sitter is pleasant and funny and in some key moments even a little thrilling. Dustin Put Man
1.5
Admirable goals for any wild comedy providing the writers can make it funny. Hollywood And Fine
2.0
Noah amiably accepts an excuse that doesnt even do him the favor of trying to be believable. Killer Movie Reviews
3.8
Much of The Sitter feels like David Gordon Green doing his best imitation of Judd Apatow, though Green never quite masters Apatows mostly dependable w ..
2.5
Jonah Hill brings the piece enough of his stellar comic timing to make the comedy a decent one to catch on cable on a rainy day, but cant save a film .. Hollywood Chicago
2.5
Sure.The Sitter has a lot going for it in terms of the basic premise of the piece and the particularly colorful characters. Shockya
2.0
Hills streetwise nerd shtick ensures that The Sitter is not without chuckles. They just dont all belong in the same film. Sky
1.0
Tripping on a footstool is only funny if the person falling on their face has somewhere important to go.If youre walking to your mailbox and fall over .. Crave Online
2.5
The Sitter is ultimately contented to deliver predictable plot beats with a few hilarious moments, but plenty more which dont really hit the mark. What Culture
2.5
Hill has a natural talent for making any situation funny with his deadpan humor, but in The Sitter it only goes so far. Scene Stealers
2.0
In Loco Parentis Jonah Hills bad babysitter caper is film formula for kids allergic to cine breast milk.If its witless and disposable, thats because t .. The Ooh Tray
2.0
There is no doubt an audience for this material among adolescent boys, but for almost everyone else, this is 82 deja vu minutes of your life youre not .. Jam! Movies
3.0
The Sitter falls far short of the joyous insanity of the raunchy/sweet Superbad, which made Hill a star. Entertainment Time
3.8
Profane and for grownups only, The Sitter is a raunchy fish out of water story thats hilarious at times. Dont let the title fool you: This is extremel .. Qc Times
3.8
It aint PC, but with Hills timing and Benders Kardashian act, its a stoners delight. Boston Phoenix
2.0
I do concur that in some ways it felt totally out of place in a clearly out there comedy.The Sitter is a pretty funny, absurdist worst babysitter ever .. Graffiti With Punctuation
1.3
This odious, hypocritical movie marks director David Gordon Greens transformation into full on hack. Miami
0.0
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2.0
The script is just a lazy series of set ups and its two premises collide uncomfortably. Movie Mom
3.3
A lazy ramble of a movie thats amusing enough to hold your gaze for 81 minutes while leaving you feeling a little cheated when its over. Movie Line
1.0
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0.5
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3.0
In all likelihood, it may not even be a very good film.But the mostly praise youre about to read about this movie is a reflection of the fact that des .. D Cist
3.5
The Sitter doesnt deliver as effortless an experience, but its a worthwhile movie regardless. Blu Ray Ign
2.5
Doesnt stick around for long, but still manages to overstay its welcome. New York Metro Mix
4.0
But, if there were an award for Picture You Expected to Be Borderline Fecal That Surprised You by Proving Howlingly Funny, The Sitter would be a shoo .. 7 Dvt
2.5
I dont think Im too demanding. All I ask for in a comedy is that it be funny. And in The Sitter, too often gross outs and foul language substitute for .. Movie Metropolis
1.9
And given the talent at The Sitters disposal, this marks one of Hollywoods bigger disappointments. Rss Feeds Usa Today
1.9
Jonah Hill is a charming and hilarious guy who makes this movie funnier than it really is.
1.9
That uproarious film is one of the best of the recent spate of R rated comedies.
1.9
It features a script that strains credulity well beyond the breaking point in one situation after another, that the characters are mostly not believab .. Toronto Star
2.0
The Sitter is a lazy, write by numbers dramatic comedy that even has nauseating time for picking up a foxy lady. Real.com
1.5
David Gordon Green is my favorite filmmaker of his generation, but The Sitter is one of the worst films of the year.
1.0
A truly odious and repugnant comedy, the first I can remember in which I spent the entire running time rooting for the hero to get arrested. Upper More Land
2.5
Is it OK to wonder what alien has taken over David Gordon Greens body Feeds Boston
0.0
A toxic landfill of a picture filled with pee jokes, poop jokes, fart jokes, sex jokes and drug jokes, all unfunny. Not to mention ethnic stereotypes, .. Seattle Times
2.0
The Sitter is mediocrity at its finest; too boring to hate and too forgettable to get angry about. Save your money and rewatch Uncle Buck instead.



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