The Babysitters
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: medium
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The Verdict
A grim coming-of-age drama about a teenage babysitting/prostitution ring, with no identity messaging or progressive sermonizing to speak of. The morally uncomfortable subject matter is about exploitation, not ideology, and scores clean across every axis.
What the AI Flagged
Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.
Identity Swaps
0Original screenplay with no established characters to swap.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
15The teenage protagonist drives the plot, but it's a dark drama about exploitation, not empowerment messaging; no 'men are the problem' framing.
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
0No LGBTQ+ content present; the film centers on heterosexual relationships.
DEI Casting
10Casting reflects an ordinary suburban setting with no agenda-driven choices.
Preachiness
10A morally murky drama that observes its characters rather than sermonizing.
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
15The fathers are portrayed as unfaithful and predatory, but this is character drama, not an ideological indictment of masculinity.
- Michael confesses unhappiness with married life and pursues a teenage babysitter
Source Betrayal
0No source material; this is an original film.
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Cast & Crew
John Leguizamo
Michael Beltran
Katherine Waterston
Shirley Lyner
Cynthia Nixon
Gail Beltran
Andy Comeau
Jerry Tuchman
Denis O'Hare
Stan Lyner
Lauren Birkell
Melissa Rowan
Louisa Krause
Brenda Woodberg
Halley Wegryn Gross
Nadine Woodberg
Ann Dowd
Tammy Lyner
Spencer Treat Clark
Scott Miral
David Ross (Writer) · John Portnoy (Executive Producer) · Robin O'Hara (Executive Producer)
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