Movie review
October 13, 2017 · 85 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
The Babysitter is a 2017 Netflix teen black comedy horror film directed by McG from a script by Brian Duffield. A 12-year-old boy named Cole stays up late and discovers his attractive babysitter Bee leads a Satanic cult that performs bloody human sacrifices and now targets him. He spends the night outwitting and escaping the cult members with home-alone style traps and growing bravery. The film leans into over-the-top gore, teen stereotypes, and coming-of-age survival with no audience-visible modern identity politics, activist dialogue, or representation-first messaging.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Babysitter.
Woke representation / casting
Attractive young cast fills standard teen horror archetypes; no visible DEI emphasis, identity signaling, or mismatched casting.
Woke political dialogue
Dialogue serves horror-comedy beats and Satanic ritual plot; contains no modern activist or ideological statements.
Identity-driven story themes
Story centers on personal courage and survival against supernatural evil; no race, gender, sexuality, or identity-focused arcs.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist critiques of institutions, patriarchy, capitalism, or social norms; evil is portrayed as a literal Satanic cult.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. Fully original fictional story.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No reported right-leaning or anti-woke complaints accusing the film of DEI, identity politics, or activist messaging.
Creator track record context
Cached low scores for core team reflect light liberal leanings without strong identity or activist focus; researched producer Zack Schiller adds no additional signal.
Production
