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Movies Like The Sitter

If you loved The Sitter's Comedy storytelling, these films deliver a similar experience — carefully selected for tone, themes, and emotional depth. Each pick includes where to watch it right now.

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Please Give
6.2

Please Give

2010

In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.

St. Vincent
7.1

St. Vincent

2014

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.

The Seven Year Itch
7.1

The Seven Year Itch

1955

When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.

Keeping Up with the Joneses
6.1

Keeping Up with the Joneses

2016

An ordinary suburban couple finds it’s not easy keeping up with the Joneses – their impossibly gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated new neighbors – especially when they discover that Mr. and Mrs. “Jones” are covert operatives.

Manhattan Murder Mystery
7.3

Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.

Money Train
5.9

Money Train

1995

When a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brother—a fellow cop—tries to protect him.

Duplex
6.1

Duplex

2003

When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!

After Hours
7.5

After Hours

1985

Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

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City Island
6.9

City Island

2009

The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.

The Joneses
6.2

The Joneses

2010

A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
6.1

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

2013

86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

Houseboat
6.4

Houseboat

1958

An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
6.5

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!

The Rebound
6.5

The Rebound

2009

Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married him so she could get a green card. Sandy hires Aram to be her nanny, and it isn't long until Aram and Sandy find out they get along wonderfully and start to date. But is their relationship real or is it, in fact, just a rebound for both of them?

Not Okay
6.3

Not Okay

2022

An ambitious young woman, desperate for followers and fame, fakes a trip to Paris to up her social media presence. When a terrifying incident takes place in the real world and becomes part of her imaginary trip, her white lie becomes a moral quandary that offers her all the attention she’s wanted.

Tallulah
6.7

Tallulah

2016

Desperate to be rid of her toddler, a dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife hires a stranger to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargained for.

Tully
6.8

Tully

2018

Marlo, a mother of three, including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant at first, she quickly forms a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.

How to Be Single
6.3

How to Be Single

2016

New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.

Keanu
6.1

Keanu

2016

Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen cat by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.

She's Funny That Way
5.9

She's Funny That Way

2015

On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.

Why These Movies Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with The Sitter (2011): Comedy themes, similar narrative structure, and comparable emotional depth. NoBadPicks uses a combination of TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface films most likely to resonate with fans of The Sitter.

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