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Nanny

  • 2022
  • 16
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
8.8K
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Anna Diop in Nanny (2022)
Immigrant nanny Aisha, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her precarious American Dream.
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Piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, immigrant nanny Aisha is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter ... Read allPiecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, immigrant nanny Aisha is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her precarious American Dream.Piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, immigrant nanny Aisha is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her precarious American Dream.

  • Director
    • Nikyatu Jusu
  • Writer
    • Nikyatu Jusu
  • Stars
    • Anna Diop
    • Michelle Monaghan
    • Sinqua Walls
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    8.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nikyatu Jusu
    • Writer
      • Nikyatu Jusu
    • Stars
      • Anna Diop
      • Michelle Monaghan
      • Sinqua Walls
    • 95User reviews
    • 108Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Anna Diop
    Anna Diop
    • Aisha
    Michelle Monaghan
    Michelle Monaghan
    • Amy
    Sinqua Walls
    Sinqua Walls
    • Malik
    Morgan Spector
    Morgan Spector
    • Adam
    Rose Decker
    Rose Decker
    • Rose
    Leslie Uggams
    Leslie Uggams
    • Kathleen
    Olamide Candide-Johnson
    Olamide Candide-Johnson
    • Mariatou
    Jahleel Kamara
    Jahleel Kamara
    • Lamine
    Princess Adenike
    Princess Adenike
    • Nikki
    Mitzie Pratt
    Mitzie Pratt
    • Florence
    Keturah Hamilton
    Keturah Hamilton
    • Cynthia
    Anna Quirino-Miranda
    • Filipina Nanny
    • (as Anna Maria Quirino)
    Stephanie Jae Park
    Stephanie Jae Park
    • Christie
    Zephani Idoko
    Zephani Idoko
    • Sallay
    Ebbe Bassey
    Ebbe Bassey
    • Aunt Sarah
    Alina Carson
    Alina Carson
    • Annoyed American Girl
    Nate Archibald
    • Red Headed Boy
    Michael Cuomo
    Michael Cuomo
    • Bob
    • Director
      • Nikyatu Jusu
    • Writer
      • Nikyatu Jusu
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    User reviews95

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    4cheefn27

    The end ruined it for me

    The truth about this movie is that it was well written, well cast, and well acted. So what's the problem right?... the ending. I'm not going to spoil it for those who haven't seen it but I liked this movie all the way until the last 2 minutes. Maybe I'm being harsh but I just didn't understand why they went that route. Like I say in every review, you should judge for yourself. Every interpretation is different and unique to that viewer. My interpretation is that they ruined a pretty good movie with that ending. AND they swept my legs out from under me too. It's unfortunate. I really wanted to like it.
    5cjstanford-65097

    Drama No Horror Too Many subplots

    The movie captivated me through beginning to about 2/3 through. Its well acted and filmed. I was expecting horror and all that comes with it. It has some of the beginnings of it: strange visions or possibly the character's' imagination- director leaves the answer unclear. Some mystical, African, supernatural myths. It also showcases the plight of hardworking immigrants and the struggles that come with being undocumented, plus the elitist, self-serving duplicitous nature of a Manhattan-based , socially sympathetic WASP couple posing as being caring, activist-oriented, and racially blind. Aahh! That may have been thee horror part, but I say it's simply drama focusing on the the great social divide. The end really leaves the audience with a lot of new and old questions. But no answers- perhaps that's purposeful. The big picture of the ending is clear enough but left me feeling cheated - very much like the main character. Wrapped up better, this could easily been a highly recommended drama (IMDB 6, 7 maybe 8), or even a horror movie . But it's simply a mostly, watchable film.
    7RedKidBytes

    Not a Horror film nor a thriller but a solid Drama

    I do understand why so many folks gave this film low scores. If you are a horror fan such as I and have seen the trailer bait which looked like a horror movie, you might feel cheated to find out that this is not even remotely a horror movie. Perhaps, it is deserving that the film receives low scores.

    On the other hand, if you are also a fan of the 'drama' genre and watch the film from that perspective, you will enjoy it.

    I do not know who decides to interpolate the genres a film carries within the description, are they IMDb people or Amazon people or whatever but the film, the script and the acting do not pretend to be a horror movie for sure. Therefore I do not blame the film itself for the false tag of horror.

    The movie is the melodramatic life of the new immigrant to NYC, a Senegalese woman who works for a rich family as a nanny and takes care of their young daughter whilst trying to save enough money to have her 7 years old son to move in with her to the states. She is struggling with missing her son and working long hours for a family who demands a lot yet does not pay for all of her hours. And the longer it takes them to pay for her work, the longer it takes her to bring her son to NYC, and she starts breaking down in the distress.

    It's a very well-acted film. I look forward to watching more of Anna Diop, who plays the nanny Aisha, in the future.
    6bertrandma

    Less Horror than Magical (Social) Realism.

    As the many offended reviews on here attest, you should make sure to keep away if you are after Hollywoodian action heroes, generic slasher thrills or spectacular supernatural horror; I kinda sympathise with teenagers approaching a movie dubbed by marketeers as 'horror,' with clear expectation, that can only be disappointed. If you're looking for stylish zombie killing with a Senegalese twist, try Herbulot's Saloum instead. If, on the other hand, your attention-span has not yet shrunk to standard size, and you can cope with a slow build and appreciate an acutely observed portrait, for what it says, rather than what it does, this might be worth your time!

    The writing is good: subdued and self-aware, playing with our expectations of 'minority horror', avoiding obvious tropes and hinting at some disquieting of class, race and gender (though I feel the odium might have been spread more evenly between Amy and Adam). The acting is very good (Anna Diop is subtle and shows a great range, Rose Decker is convincing throughout. Again only Amy felt a little too monolithic); The cinematography is sharp and expressive, with the 'water' theme an occasion for a few interesting visual experiments (i.e. The bathtub scenes) and a few that fall short (i.e. The damp bed scenes). The production is a little over-polished for my taste (did Malik the concierge need to drive a convertible?) and on occasion a bit easy (are date scenes awash in multi-coloured neon lights mandatory those days?) But on the whole this is balanced, subtle and elegant: the contrast between Aisha's flat and that of Amy is spot on; the 'modernised' Dutch-wax dresses immediately build characters; etc. The sound effects are good, but the music is a mixed-bag: I'd have gone with less trap and more kora (which has great creepy potential).

    Where the film really shines is in its subtle and iconoclastic portrayal Black characters (i.e. The girl at the Western Union counter, the weird fellow nannies on the playground or Aisha herself is refreshingly nuanced, neither loud nor supine but self-assured, articulate and unflinching. She's not the most likeable character on earth (the core relation to her son is on screen only through photographs) but she brings a healthy dose of social realism in a genre always at risk of constructing its own clichés. Aside from those vignettes, the fantastic element which connects them is a little extraneous and disappointing. It feels a little 'tacked on' and this nudges the whole thing toward magical realism rather than horror or fantastic. I also think 'Trickster' figures simply don't fit the feature film format all that well: they lack the time to display the various aspects of their ambiguous character, and end up merely confused and confusing. That is what happens here. The vague New Age womanist references also don't help clarifying the lore out.

    In short, there's room for improvement, a stricter production and a tighter scenario would have pleased many more. But all the same, this is an impressive first feature-length entry from Nikyatu Jusu, whom I'll make sure to follow in the future.
    5ericdhall77

    Interesting

    This movie is not like a "jump" scare horror flick. I found so much beauty in the lead. There was suspense and you really didn't understand the connection until the end. Being a male, I can not imagine the pain a mother must feel at times. But, though I didn't give this movie more than 5 stars, if you enjoy suspenseful/drama with a hint of horror, it's definitely worth the watch.

    I only lacked a back story. You just start off with Aisha is the United States and her son in a country in Africa. It's drawn out at times and supporting characters needed more development but it's not a complete blah movie like some are saying.

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    • Trivia
      The first horror film to win Sundance's Grand Jury Prize, at the same time making writer/director Nikyatu Jusu the second Black female filmmaker to claim the award.
    • Goofs
      The clock on the wall at the hairdresser's reads 11:15, but as the camera cuts back and forth to different angles of the same scene, the clock mysteriously jumps to display a completely different hour.
    • Connections
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    • Release date
      • December 16, 2022 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Wolof
    • Also known as
      • Dadı
    • Production companies
      • Blumhouse Television
      • LinLay Productions
      • Stay Gold Features
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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