Better Watch Out (2017)
A suburban babysitting gig turns into a briskly paced, darkly comedic home invasion with chilling twists.
On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.
How intense is Better Watch Out?
Better Watch Out is properly scary, with light gore and strong violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is brisk, and it is a late-night trip and a full-attention watch. The humor runs dark and broad. Rated R.
What Better Watch Out feels like
- Tone
- suspensefuldarkly comiccampychilling
- Pace
- Brisk
- Humor
- dark and satirical, broad and big
- Best for
- Late nightFull attention
Where to stream Better Watch Out
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Is Better Watch Out for you?
Is Better Watch Out scary?
Yes, properly. Better Watch Out is scare level 2 of 3, the real thing without being an endurance test.
Is Better Watch Out gory or violent?
Light gore (1 of 3) and strong violence (2 of 3).
Is Better Watch Out sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Better Watch Out OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 2, gore 1, violence 2, each out of 3.
How long is Better Watch Out?
Better Watch Out runs 1h 29m.
Where can I stream Better Watch Out?
Better Watch Out is streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Kanopy and The Roku Channel.
Does Better Watch Out have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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