Better Watch Out (2016)

On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it's far from a normal home invasion.

Director:

Chris Peckover

Writers:

Zack Kahn (story by), Zack Kahn

Stars:

Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould

8 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Olivia DeJonge	...	Ashley
Levi Miller	...	Luke
Ed Oxenbould	...	Garrett
Aleks Mikic	...	Ricky
Dacre Montgomery	...	Jeremy
Patrick Warburton	...	Robert Lerner
Virginia Madsen	...	Deandra Lerner
Alexandra Matusko	...	Scary Movie Girl
Georgia Holland	...	Scary Movie Girl
Beau Andre	...	The Mangler
Michi Fifer	...	Christmas Caroler
Tara Jade Borg	...	Christmas Caroler
Tricia Mary Hennessy	...	Christmas Caroler (as Tricia Hennessy)
Mary Clearkin	...	Christmas Caroler
Hugo Monotti	...	Christmas Caroler

Storyline

When you think the suburbs, you think safety, but this holiday night the suburbs are anything but safe. Ashley (Olivia DeJonge) thought this babysitting job was going to be an easy night, but the night takes a turn when dangerous intruders break in and terrorize her and the twelve-year-old boy, Luke (Levi Miller), she's caring for. Ashley defends her charge to the best of her ability only to discover this is no normal home invasion.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas horror | children | gun | hanging | murder | 

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Taglines:

You Might Be Home But You're Not Alone

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent content, language throughout, crude sexual references, drug and alcohol use - all involving teens.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Safe Neighborhood

Filming Locations:

Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,569, 8 October 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$20,369, 26 October 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Storm Vision Entertainment, Best Medicine Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In real life, Olivia Dejonge and Levi Miller are only 4 years apart.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Snowman Girl: [to her snowman] Just your nose and we're done, Mr. Frost.
[an older boy smashes the snowman's head with a baseball bat]
Snowman Girl: [screaming] You buttfucker!

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: After the first set of credits, there is a scene with Luke saying he is worried about Ashley and wants to go to the hospital to check up on her.

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Connections

References Adventure Time (2010)

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Soundtracks

Christmas Will Be Just Another Day
(Lee Jackson (as Jackdown) and Patti Seymour (as Seymour))
© Ahab Music Company Inc / Clearbox Rights LLC
Licensed courtesy of J Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Performed by Brenda Lee
Under license from MCA Nashville
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Limited

User Reviews

Better AVOID SPOILERS, You'll be Glad You did

Let me give you some advice: the second that you finish reading this review, get off imdb.com, steer clear of any ratings or stories about this movie, don't watch any trailers, and don't ask anyone about it. Just find the movie, and watch it. Go in with a totally clean slate and enjoy.

I don't really want to say much more than that out of fear of ruining any element of the movie. I can tell you that it's part scary, part funny, largely surprising, and totally entertaining. The performances are great. I don't want to describe why they're great because that could give something away. Just know that they're superb.

Plot-wise, the most I can say is that an attractive female babysitter comes over to watch a junior high school boy while his parents go out for the night. After that, visitors arrive and stuff happens. Lots of stuff.

This is by far the shortest review I've ever written, but I've said all that I want to say. Now go watch the movie.