Recent film about babysitting a doll?
February 26, 2023 11:44 AM Subscribe
I recently watched a low budget US horror/ thriller film about a teenage girl who gains employment as a babysitter with a local woman, but the baby ends up being a doll. The "mother" is convinced the doll is a real child.
It wasn't Annabel, The Boy, Servant, Charlotte, Red Balloon or a bunch of other stuff Google throws up. The film was made in probably the last five years. Other stuff I remember - the house was dark and gothic, the doll itself I think was inanimate, and the film was fairly low budget with a small cast and no major actors. The doll wasn't particularly horrific, it was just a doll. Any ideas?
It wasn't Annabel, The Boy, Servant, Charlotte, Red Balloon or a bunch of other stuff Google throws up. The film was made in probably the last five years. Other stuff I remember - the house was dark and gothic, the doll itself I think was inanimate, and the film was fairly low budget with a small cast and no major actors. The doll wasn't particularly horrific, it was just a doll. Any ideas?
(Oops. I missed the edit window and now I see that you already excluded the boy in your list. My mistake.)
posted by lucasks at 12:18 PM on February 26, 2023
posted by lucasks at 12:18 PM on February 26, 2023
Best answer: Is it The Truth about Emanuel? It features a major actor with Jessica Biel as a central figure, but otherwise seems to meet your criteria.
posted by Ms. Toad at 12:49 PM on February 26, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Ms. Toad at 12:49 PM on February 26, 2023 [1 favorite]
It really sounds like The Boy, but if it wasn’t that then maybe it was Brahms: The Boy II? I guess Katie Holmes’ “major actor” status can be debated...
posted by staggernation at 1:36 PM on February 26, 2023
posted by staggernation at 1:36 PM on February 26, 2023
Best answer: Ms. Toad beat me to it; although this does have Jessica Beal in the cast, it's pretty low-key and low-budget in its overall vibe.
posted by hilatron at 2:37 PM on February 26, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by hilatron at 2:37 PM on February 26, 2023 [1 favorite]
Not made in the last five years, but this sounds an awful lot like Invisible Child. Rita Wilson was in it.
posted by holborne at 5:12 PM on February 26, 2023
posted by holborne at 5:12 PM on February 26, 2023
Oops, sorry, totally missed that rainy day girl already suggested that one.
posted by holborne at 5:13 PM on February 26, 2023
posted by holborne at 5:13 PM on February 26, 2023
Apple TV has a show called The Servant with that premise. I wouldn’t call it low budget, though.
posted by msali at 8:20 PM on February 26, 2023
posted by msali at 8:20 PM on February 26, 2023
Response by poster: Thanks everyone! It is The Truth about Emanuel. I'd forgotten Jessica Biel.
posted by mani at 5:30 AM on February 27, 2023
posted by mani at 5:30 AM on February 27, 2023
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posted by lucasks at 12:04 PM on February 26, 2023