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

Olivia DeJonge and Ed Oxenbould also starred together as siblings in The Visit (2015).

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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

Referenced in Film Discussions: Detroit and It Film Discussion and Review (2017)

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Soundtracks

Joy to the World
Arrangement by Jessica Wells
Music by Lowell Mason (uncredited)
Lyrics by Isaac Watts (uncredited)

User Reviews

Had a good premise but fell apart 20 minutes in....

I had high hopes for this film. The trailer set it up as a home invasion thriller, and while it technically was, the writers revealed their cards much too early and thus ruined what could have been an otherwise great film. The writing, in fact, although attempting to be clever is juvenile and ridiculous. When you find out what's really going on, it implores you to roll your eyes and groan at the fact that you've invested any time at all into such a dumb plot. And though it claims to be a "horror/thriller", it was either dumbed down for younger audiences or chopped to death in editing because much of the violence, in fact, occurs OFF CAMERA.

If you're looking for a good holiday thriller, this is not the one. If you have an hour and a half to waste, give it a chance but don't expect too much.