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The Sitter (2011)

Jonah Hill , Sam Rockwell , David Gordon Green  |  R |  DVD
2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (156 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Jonah Hill, Sam Rockwell
  • Directors: David Gordon Green
  • Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Dubbed: French, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: March 20, 2012
  • Run Time: 82 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (156 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B004LWZW5G
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,999 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Sitter" on IMDb

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The Sitter may be the last movie featuring the "heavy" version of Jonah Hill. With the many pounds he's since lost, many movie-industry minds are wondering if the Jonah Hill-ness of his screen persona, flaunted so prodigiously in the likes of Knocked Up, Get Him to the Greek, and Superbad, has disappeared from the scales too. But until Jonah 2.0 gets his chance, The Sitter couldn't capture his trash-talking, man-child, king-of-comeback essence more boldly, more lovingly, or with such blatant vulgarity. Hill plays Noah, a jobless twentysomething layabout still living with his divorced mom along with the delusion that he has a hot girlfriend (she only keeps him around for oral talents that are unrelated to speech). As a favor that might help Mom with her own sad love life, he agrees to a one-night babysitting stand for the neighbors and their three wildly dissimilar but equally messed-up children. The night progresses through slapstick, farce, adventure, romance, danger, pathos, and eventual catharsis for everyone. (Unfortunately there's a touch of maudlin, sentimental corn in the mix too.) The children are as important to the escapades as Noah and are the primary source of his stupid/smooth shtick that mixes clever put-downs, terrified jabbering, and hilariously relentless patter of urban slang vernacular. Noah's spoiled charges are two boys--an anxiety-wracked 13-year-old and a 10-year-old Nicaraguan adoptee with severe anger and pyromania issues--and a precocious 8-year-old-girl who's heavily into makeup, hip-hop, and a score of other age-inappropriate behaviors. As the four of them hurtle deeper into the night, the situations become more antically treacherous with drug dealers, gangster thugs, police officers, and upper-crust snobs as part of the mix, along with their knives, cocaine, diamonds, alcohol, and guns. Director David Gordon Green, whose unusual career has gone from art house (George Washington, All the Real Girls) to raunchy bromance (Pineapple Express, Your Highness), supplants formal technique with the off-kilter and oft-unseemly style of Jonah Hill vs. the world. Green sometimes evokes the flow of surreality that Martin Scorsese took to unnatural ends in After Hours, only with more dirty bits and a lot more full-on crude laughs. Nearly everyone in the large supporting cast makes an excellent foil for the star's constant streetwise riffing, especially Sam Rockwell, who digs in to his role as a psychotic but emotionally conflicted drug dealer always on the lookout for new best friends. But it is Jonah Hill who sits firmly, even heavily in the driver's seat. It's a great place to flash his better-honed actorly chops along with his beloved version 1.0 comedic gift. --Ted Fry

Product Description

Jonah Hill rides out one outrageously wild night in this hilarious comedy from the director of Pineapple Express. Suburban slacker Noah (Hill) is watching a neighbor's kids when he gets a booty call from his horny girlfriend in the city. To hook up with her, Noah takes to the streets, but his urban adventure spins out of control as he finds himself on the run from a maniacal druglord. Raunchy laughs and insane action - it's all in a night's work for The Sitter.

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Three-and-a-half stars for this sleeper April 20, 2012
Format:DVD
Despite the majority of critics panning this film, I had to check this movie out -- especially after seeing that hilarious trailer ("Don't *@$# with me, Rodrigo."). And I was surprised by it. I thought it was fun and had more funny parts than most critics let on. Of course, this is a very perverse version of Adventures in Babysitting, and it's not as wholesome as that 1980s classic. But, despite its foul language and very adult situations, "The Sitter" has more heart than one would think -- with Jonah Hill dealing with the three kids he's been tasked to watch over. If you have a night where you're feeling like laughs, this one may surprise you.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Movie February 18, 2013
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This is actually my all-time favorite movie, next to 'Insidious'. I find it hilarious, and anyone who doesn't is a moron with no sense of humor.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars NOAH IS A HOT NAME December 26, 2011
Format:DVD
The movie starts out as a bad sex comedy. Jonah Hill stars as Noah Griffith, a slightly nerdy, obese young adult who peddles a bicycle. In the opening scene he is performing oral services for a pretty blond girl (Ari Graynor) who believes fat guys do it best, however she won't return the favor as she claims she has a touch of food poisoning. She is a coke slut loved by Noah.

Mom (Jessica Hecht) coerces Noah into babysitting for the neighbor (Erin Daniels). The kids are a 13 year old boy with responsibility issues, an eight year old girl going on 16, and an adopted kid from El Salvador who acts like he is part of a cartel. Noah is irresponsible as this turns into an "Adventures in Babysitting" adult comedy as he attempts to score some cocaine for his "girlfriend" who has promised him real sex in return.

As I watched the movie for the first time, I had the feeling I have seen this before. Predictable, trite, and mostly unfunny. A "me-too" comedy. A lower tier rental at best. Go watch Harold and Kumar instead.

F-bomb, sex talk, no nudity
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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars The Sitter March 21, 2012
Format:DVD
Jonah Hill is currently riding high on his recent Best Support Actor nomination at the Academy Awards and the surprise success of his '80s reboot 21 Jump Street, but if we go back just a few months, we'll find The Sitter. The latest raunchy comedy from David Gordon Green, The Sitter stars Hill as a layabout who reluctantly takes a babysitting gig, only then to be lured to a party by the promise of sex from his girlfriend. A wild evening full of drugs, car theft, robbery, and more ensues, all with three young children in tow. I found little to like about the film, with its recycled plot contrivances, inappropriate humor, and what seems like a phoned-in performance from Hill himself.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Jonah Hill is hillarious!!! September 12, 2012
Format:DVD
This movie is ridiculously funny! Jonah Hill is one of my favorite up and coming comedians. Its like a modern day Adventures in Babysitting (a classic)and instead of playboys and thor look alikes its got drug dealers and a misunderstood trio of kids, one of which can't help but to blow things up! Definitely didn't regret watching this movie!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars The Sitter June 4, 2012
Format:Amazon Instant Video
Was definitely disappointed with this one. I expected a lot more laughs from Jonah Hill and a less unrealistic plot. I thought the whole basis could've been funny but between the illicit drug plot and crazy children I found it unbelievable.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable May 19, 2012
Format:Amazon Instant Video
Started off good. Ended good. It got a little tiresome with so many things going wrong for poor Noah, but they pulled everything together nicely, and left me feeling good. I enjoyed it overall. Too me, I would give 3 stars to a movie that was just ok, but I had a good time here, and so I gave it 4 stars.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun ride May 25, 2013
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The movie had some fun personalities, and kept you watching. Another funny story with some exciting twists. Anyone that didnt like the movie must not like kids or a good laugh.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
If you like that Horrible Bosses movie (with Jennifer Aniston), then you may like this movie. It's raunchy humor, and I found it hysterical.
Published 23 days ago by Thomas Chavarria
5.0 out of 5 stars I love it
The most holarious movie I have seen with a babysitter. They chose the perfect characters for the parts and the children were funny as well.
Published 1 month ago by journee
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
My best friend n i love love this movies and she told me to buy it because I would like it and she was right I loved it
Published 1 month ago by Chanise
5.0 out of 5 stars so funny
I love this movie gave it five stars because it exceeded my expectations. Would recommend it to adults 25 and older.
Published 1 month ago by catalina mora
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
If you like Jonah Hill you will really like this movie.
Def. not for young kids. Adult movie.
He had me rolling on the floor:)
Published 1 month ago by K. White
5.0 out of 5 stars Hillarious
I was skeptical at first. Jonah is not on my great actor list but he really pulled it off this time. This movie was pee in your pants hillarious. I would reccomend to everybody. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jennifer Riddle
5.0 out of 5 stars great movie
funny but in a stupid kind of way be sure to buy the dvd bluray pack over just the dvd pack because at the moment they are both same price
Published 2 months ago by th@t guy
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny
Jonah Hill is funny straight up great watch you like his style of comedy you will love this movie good show to watch
Published 2 months ago by Brandon Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars The sitter
I am a HUGE Jonah Hill fan! I have almost all of his movies and this one is by far one of the funniest ones.
Published 2 months ago by Cody Marchand
3.0 out of 5 stars I like Jonah Hill
This is a good movie. Much like any of Jonah Hill's other movies, he is a dork, but goes through the entire movie doing stunts that make me laugh. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jonathan Terland
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