6.24k votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is The Babysitter?
Watching it feels like a fast, goofy horror-comedy ride more than anything actually scary, with jokes and over-the-top kills coming faster than any real dread. The pace is quick and energetic, jumping from one wild set piece to the next instead of building slow tension. Blood shows up a lot, but it's played for laughs and shock value rather than horror. This is a fun watch for teens or a group who want a silly, bloody good time, not something that will actually creep you out.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Babysitter rates psychological 1/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 75 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 10 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A light, playful setup suddenly flips into a wild, blood-soaked night that keeps escalating with a few breathers before an all-out final push.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3.
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