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  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 46 m

Summary The Nanny Diaries tells the story of the emotional and often humorous journey of Annie Braddock, a young woman from a working-class neighborhood in New Jersey, as she struggles to understand her place in the world. Fresh out of college, she gets tremendous pressure from her nurse mother to find a respectable position in the business worl...

Directed By: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini

Written By: Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus, Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini

  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 46 m

The Nanny Diaries

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 34 Critic Reviews
46
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 27 User Ratings
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Summary The Nanny Diaries tells the story of the emotional and often humorous journey of Annie Braddock, a young woman from a working-class neighborhood in New Jersey, as she struggles to understand her place in the world. Fresh out of college, she gets tremendous pressure from her nurse mother to find a respectable position in the business worl...

Directed By: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini

Written By: Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus, Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 34 Critic Reviews
46
26% Positive
9 Reviews
59% Mixed
20 Reviews
15% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 34 Critic Reviews
46
26% Positive
9 Reviews
59% Mixed
20 Reviews
15% Negative
5 Reviews

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75
The film belongs to Linney, whose caustic putdowns and status-seeking veneer barely hides her genuine hurt over her husband's philandering and her distant relationship to her own child. No doubt her diaries would be more compelling than the nanny's.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
63
There's a good movie buried inside The Nanny Diaries, and a good cast trying hard to dig it out. Too bad they don't get much help.
By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW
50
Satire should be knife-sharp and whip-smart, and The Nanny Diaries never is.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW
50
The social bite of the popular novel fades into a generic chick flick.
By Carina Chocano FULL REVIEW
50
They should've thrown everything away except the title and the outline. That's what the "Devil Wears Prada" creative team did, and that film turned out a lot richer than this one.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
40
As you watch the nannies mistreated and the children left to cry themselves to sleep, the only surprise is that there are no surprises. It’s zombie-land.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
12
A comedic sinkhole, a dramatic tundra.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 27 User Ratings
5.9
44% Positive
12 Ratings
41% Mixed
11 Ratings
15% Negative
4 Ratings

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 27 User Ratings
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41% Mixed
11 Ratings
15% Negative
4 Ratings

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Production Company The Weinstein Company, FilmColony
Release Date Aug 24, 2007
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline A comedy about life at the top, as seen from the bottom.
Website http://www.thenannydiariesmovie.com/
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Awards

Golden Rooster Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Nomination
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• 1 Nomination

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