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
Michael Joseph Dugan	...	Cabbie
Rosemarie Feliciano	...	Neighborhood Resident

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 | car | 

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Taglines:

I'm your new babysitter.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

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

It started well, but fell apart too quickly.

Initially I thought this film was going to be great, it was unusual, and very different. The atypical babysitter under siege horror this was not, so I applaud them for twisting the original format. Unfortunately after a bright start, where you were left wondering what on Earth was going on, it just fell really flat, the plot made virtually no sense, I mean how on Earth did she know she'd end up there? What was the point in the entire charade? It makes no sense. At times I thought the script was a little tasteless to say the least, putting kids through what she did was unnecessary at times, I didn't care much for it.

So it's a real mixed bag, a great idea, but unfortunately the execution was poor, the acting was great and the production values were strong. Sarah Bolger was the best thing about it.

Too many wasted opportunities. 5/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Emelie

Filming Locations:

Buffalo, New York, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,147

Company Credits

Production Co:

Uncorked Productions, Sandbar Pictures, ULTRAMEDIA

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1