Emelie (2015)

A couple's replacement babysitter turns out to be more than they bargained for when she subjects their kids to a series of twisted activities.

Director:

Michael Thelin

Writers:

Richard Raymond Harry Herbeck (screenplay by), Richard Raymond Harry Herbeck (story by)

Stars:

Sarah Bolger, Carly Adams, Elisha Ali

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Carly Adams	...	Sally Thompson
Elisha Ali	...	Kitchen Staff (as Elisha Ceo Ali)
Tyler Aser	...	Neighbor
Carl Bailey	...	Officer Morton
Thomas Bair	...	Christopher
Jason John Beebe	...	Waiter
Chris Beetem	...	Dan
Heather Benson	...	Restaurant Patron
Sarah Bolger	...	Emelie
Bob Bozek	...	Skinny Man (as Robert Bozek)
Annette Christian	...	Howie's mom
Doreen Donovan Corkin	...	Restaurant Patron
Lynn Czekaj	...	Restaurant Patron
O'Mick Donald	...	Kitchen Staff
Michael Joseph Dugan	...	Cabbie

Storyline

A couple's replacement babysitter comes highly recommended. After the parents leave, the children begin to suspect that she is not the person she claims to be when she subjects them to a series of twisted activities.

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Plot Keywords:

babysitter | babysitting | female psychopath | family in danger | fake identity | 

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Taglines:

A parent's worst nightmare.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Емили

Filming Locations:

Buffalo, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Uncorked Productions, Sandbar Pictures, ULTRAMEDIA

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emelie's ID the Jacob finds in her wallet resembles an Ontario provincial Health Card except it only has the French title on the card and in the top left corner it says Canada instead of Ontario.

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Goofs

When Jake turns his bedside lamp off, the light clicks off before he reaches the mechanism.

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Connections

Featured in Making 'Emelie' (2016)

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Soundtracks

One Way or Another
Written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison
Performed by Until The Ribbon Breaks
Courtesy of Peter Lawrie Winfield

User Reviews

An interesting enough concept that never goes anywhere

'Emelie' is one of those films that is a lot more fun if you just turn your brain off and don't think about it too much. Unfortunately for me I don't like to do that. It you stop and think about the whole story for a second you'll quickly realise none of it makes a whole lot of sense. Without spoiling any character's motives, I'll just say that there isn't a lot of common sense or reasoning going on, most of which is lacking in order to stretch this movie out to an already short 80 minute run time. The writing in thrillers is rarely perfect, but there has to be a limit to the amount of absurdity and foolishness you can accept.

It's not all bad though. Sarah Bolger in the lead role did a fantastic job. She had an eerie creepiness about her character, while always keeping some charisma in the mix. The children also did a very good job, giving performances that were above average. Often in these types of movies the kids become annoying very quickly and ruin the experience, but that was never the case here. There was some potential behind all this that I think has been squandered with some sloppy writing in parts. Director Michael Thelin in his first film did a fine job with what he had to work with and can keep his head up. Tweak the script here and there and you'd have yourself a very fine thriller.