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:

children | babysitter | 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:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emelie's middle name is Medea. Medea was a Greek heroine who killed her own children.

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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

Shows initial promise, but does not deliver the goods

The movie started out promising enough but once the (dodgy) motive was revealed half-way through, the logical loopholes in the plot and weaknesses overall of the script started to show and it just became rather... meh.

And there was very little pay off in the end, it was supposed to be a thrilling ending but it just didn't work at all.

I don't know what more to say really, it's not a whole lot you can say about it as it is such a simple movie and it's impossible to talk about the plot without spoiling it.

But the acting was alright (Sarah Bolger will probably go on to do bigger and better things) and the cinematography was stellar, but yeah overall it just wasn't a great movie.