The Sitter
- Genre: Comedy
- Film running length: 81 min
(excl trailers and advertisements) - UK release date: 20/1/2012
- Directed by: David Gordon Green
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Co
Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor, Sam Rockwell, Method Man
Comedy ‘The Sitter’ stars Jonah Hill (Get Him to the Greek) as Noah Jaybird; a hapless dropout student who takes a break from slacking to babysit for the family next door.
What starts as an easy way to earn a buck ends up in the craziest night ever as he takes his three young wards on a chaotic journey through the night with trigger-happy drug dealers and the law in hot pursuit.
Directed by David Gordon Green (Your Highness, Pineapple Express), ‘The Sitter’ also stars Ari Graynor (Ten Year) and Sam Rockwell (Iron Man 2).
Contains strong language and sex references.
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