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The Nanny Diaries

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34% Tomatometer 131 Reviews 51% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
A college student, Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johansson), with a working-class background takes a nanny job with Mr. and Mrs. X (Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney), an affluent but highly dysfunctional Manhattan couple. She must find a way to manage her studies, a new boyfriend, and the demands of her new employers and their spoiled offspring.
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The Nanny Diaries' miscast lead and unrealistic, one-dimensional characters make this class satire far less effective than it should've been.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator 08/23/2018
What is this film about? Nothing. It's senseless and horrid, patronising to all women everywhere, and extremely tiresome. Go to Full Review
Alonso Duralde MSNBC 05/01/2008
3/5
Here's hoping that the very talented [Shari] Springer [Berman] and [Robert] Pulcini get a crack at a script that's worthy of their talents for their third time at bat. Go to Full Review
Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 10/12/2007
1/5
If you have a cast which includes Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney and Paul Giamatti, you ought to give them something better to work with than this botched adaptation. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/17/2020
2.0/4.0
The real tragedy of this film's utter mediocrity is that it masks a marvelous performance from Laura Linney. Go to Full Review
Brandy McDonnell The Oklahoman 08/08/2018
3.5/4
"The Nanny Diaries" has its share of plot holes and cliches but stands on the strength of its performances. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/24/2017
C+
Bland and shallow satire on being a college grad nanny on Manhattan's Upper East Side for a dysfunctional rich couple. Go to Full Review
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Jenny A @JennyHere 5d I really liked this movie and I'm not a Scarlett Johansson fan, I can't stand her face. Laura Linney's acting was so good and there were no boring parts. The movie is about Scarlett's relationship with the boy and it's touching at times. The ending is good advice to the mom. I would rewatch this movie! See more Carlos T @RT67858720 Aug 24 Antes de Scarlett Johansson e Chris Evans se tornarem conhecidos mundialmente como Viúva Negra e Capitão América, os dois já dividiam a tela em uma comédia romântica que mistura humor, crítica social e amadurecimento. Annie Braddock é uma jovem recém-formada que, sem saber exatamente que caminho seguir na vida, acaba trabalhando como babá de Grayer, uma criança rica, mimada e praticamente abandonada emocionalmente pelos próprios pais. O problema não é apenas controlar o garoto, mas sobreviver à rotina de uma família em que dinheiro existe em abundância, enquanto atenção, carinho e diálogo parecem estar em falta. A Sra. X, interpretada por Laura Linney, representa uma mulher completamente absorvida pelas aparências e pelas exigências da alta sociedade. Ela exige de Annie uma dedicação que nem sequer oferece ao próprio filho. Já o Sr. X, vivido por Paul Giamatti, evidencia outro problema: um casamento onde o poder, a ausência e a infidelidade substituíram a parceria. nota: 6,5/10** See more Michaella S @kaylabinger13 Aug 7 I really loved the little romance between Chris Evan’s and Scarlett Johansson I wished they focused more on that but was really good. Loved the way the boy got what he wanted in the end. See more Rose Marie M @RT76592958 Jul 21 I liked the story. I think the movie explores a real situation (at least in a part of the world) and how nannies struggle between lovely kids and detached parents. See more Aymar C. @RT07819665 Jun 9 I honestly was only there for Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans….. See more Alain E @AlainE Mar 17 It gets tiresome after a while, because they didn’t have the sense to limit the exaggerations. In the beginning, the nanny enters the fabulous apartment of her employer and assumes that the master bedroom and bath is her quarters. Really? I abandoned it at the first commercial break. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A college student, Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johansson), with a working-class background takes a nanny job with Mr. and Mrs. X (Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney), an affluent but highly dysfunctional Manhattan couple. She must find a way to manage her studies, a new boyfriend, and the demands of her new employers and their spoiled offspring.
Director
Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Producer
Richard N. Gladstein
Screenwriter
Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Weinstein Company
Rating
PG-13 (Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 24, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.9M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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