A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting

Kelly Ferguson is a high school student who reluctantly agrees to babysit on Halloween. When the boy in her care, Jacob Zellman, is taken by the Boogeyman and his monsters, Kelly is recruited into a secret society of babysitters who protect children with special abilities from supernatural threats.

The film is an adaptation of Joe Ballarini's book, with Ballarini writing the screenplay. Rachel Talalay directs; it sits between Tank Girl and her later Doctor Who work in her filmography. Ivan Reitman and Amie Karp produced for The Montecito Picture Company and Walden Media. Tamara Smart leads as Kelly, alongside Oona Laurence, Alessio Scalzotto, Lillah Indya Moore, Tom Felton as the Grand Guignol, and Ian Ho as Jacob, in a credited cast of 28.

Released in October 2020, the 95-minute adventure comedy mixes family fantasy with Halloween scares. On IMDb it holds a 5.4 from around 5,400 votes, while on TMDB it rates 6.2 from roughly 327 votes. A critics' rating of 6.2 from 20 reviews places it near the audience score on TMDB.