The Nanny Diaries

Name: The Nanny Diaries
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: August 24, 2007
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Laura Linney, Scarlett Johansson

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: August 24, 2007 | PG-13

Starring: Laura Linney, Scarlett Johansson

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 world,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 world, although Annie would prefer to trade in her BlackBerry for an anthropologist's field diary. Through a serendipitous meeting, Annie ends up in the elite and ritualistic culture of Manhattan's Upper East Side--as remote from Annie's suburban New Jersey upbringing as life in an Amazon tribal village. Choosing to duck out of real life, Annie accepts the position as a nanny for a wealthy family, referred to as simply "the X's." She quickly learns that life is not very rosy on the other side of the tax bracket, as she must cater to the every whim of Mrs. X and her precocious son Grayer, while attempting to avoid the formidable Mr. X. Life becomes even more complicated when Annie falls for a gorgeous neighbor of the X's who she nicknames Harvard Hottie, and is finally forced to explore what she wants to do with her life. (The Weinstein Company)… Expand

Director: Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 105 min

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TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

Berman and Pulcini, who turned Harvey Pekar's graphic memoir into the visually inventive, Oscar-nominated "American Splendor," dress this film as an anthropological field diary and add several fabulous touches. Read full review

Meghan Peters

Although Johansson has a knack for nailing most roles, the angry yet fun-loving nanny doesn't quite work for her. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Weak dramatically, and that limits its overall effectiveness. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

An adamantly unterrible picture, a reasonably enjoyable diversion. Read full review

Dana Stevens

Watching the movie is a nonexperience--like the Upper East Side apartment where most of the action takes place, it's lavishly appointed but joyless. Read full review

Wesley Morris

The movie's banal fantasies badly chafe any anthropological consideration of what a girl should do with her career. This isn't life. It's Lifetime. Read full review

Kyle Smith

A comedic sinkhole, a dramatic tundra. Read full review

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JaredC.

Aug 20, 2007

Its the funniest and most entertaining movie ever. I loved it.

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Erica

Dec 4, 2007

There were certainly some things that could be improved, but for the most I found this movie to be very pleasant. It was funny, well acted and charming. Even my boyfriend (whose favourite movie is 300) liked it, and he is hard to please.

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smiyamot

Jun 25, 2016

You might expect a hum drum movie from the title, but the film makers did a twist that makes this a much more interesting story line. Annie (Scarlett) is an anthropology major so she narrates this as if she is studying a native tribe in the jungle, in this case, the tribe is rich whiteYou might expect a hum drum movie from the title, but the film makers did a twist that makes this a much more interesting story line. Annie (Scarlett) is an anthropology major so she narrates this as if she is studying a native tribe in the jungle, in this case, the tribe is rich white families and the jungle is New York City's East side.… Expand

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BillyS.

Aug 26, 2007

The Devil "Buys" Prada. A summer fluff movie that is only worth seeing for Laura Linney, who does the best she can with material that just isn't very interesting. Scarlett Johannson dyed her hair brown but you still don't believe she's a nanny and Paul Giamatti is only just a The Devil "Buys" Prada. A summer fluff movie that is only worth seeing for Laura Linney, who does the best she can with material that just isn't very interesting. Scarlett Johannson dyed her hair brown but you still don't believe she's a nanny and Paul Giamatti is only just a name for the marquee. Summer is over. The Weinstein's should have known the audience for this movie has gone back to school. I recommend you wait on this for the dvd.… Expand

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G-RadAndrew

Sep 3, 2007

Not much of a guy movie, but it was an all right family film that's for sure.

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kevscorner

Feb 21, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a cliche of a film. Annie, the main character is boring and very one-dimensional. The parents are basically placeholders to convey the obvious message of the film. And the ending is the most contrived scenario I can imagine. Mrs. X apparently didn't screen the nanny cam footage first before showing it to an entire audience as evidence of the nanny of very specific unprofessional behaviour? What a waste of people's time.… Expand

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CaladoniaK.

Aug 22, 2007

AWFUL. Cliche after cliche littered with horrible casting choices. A steaming pile of crap.

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