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* TheCavalry: When it looks like Karl is going to kill Noah at the end,[[spoiler: Tina shows up with her gang, having received a call for help from Blithe, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Karl.]]


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* MyFistForgivesYou: How Noah patches things up with Tina. He admits that she's justified in hating him after he [[spoiler: threw up on her grandma's ashes when drunk]] and offers to let her punch him in the face. She does just that and not only forgives him, but seems to consider Noah a friend now, [[spoiler: to the point that she comes to save him from Karl at the end of the movie.]]
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* CreepyChild: Adopted child Rodrigo, who often threatens to hurt people and likes fireworks a 'little' too much, [[spoiler:but he has a FreudianExcuse for all this, as he was already adopted by two other families who gave him up, causing him to feel unwanted]]

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* CreepyChild: Adopted child Rodrigo, who often threatens to hurt people and likes fireworks a 'little' too much, [[spoiler:but he has a FreudianExcuse for all this, as he was already adopted by two other families who gave him up, causing him to feel unwanted]]unwanted]].



* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. [[spoiler: Noah does get caught by the police with the cocaine and diamonds stolen from his father's store, but they just take those and leave him behind without taking him into custody.]] Then played straight [[spoiler: he apparently simply gets away with wrecking the Pedulla's minivan.]]

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* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. [[spoiler: Noah does get caught by the police with the cocaine and diamonds stolen from his father's store, but they just take those and leave him behind without taking him into custody.]] Then played straight [[spoiler: [[spoiler:when he apparently simply gets away with wrecking the Pedulla's minivan.]]



** Marisa [[spoiler: suffers very little personal payback for dragging Noah into a life threatening situation, callously trying to abandon the kids to save her own skin and just being a general {{Jerkass}}. She does get dumped by Noah but even that is one of the most sensitive dumpings in movie history - Noah even gives her a lift home!]]

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** Marisa [[spoiler: suffers very little personal payback for dragging Noah into a life threatening life-threatening situation, callously trying to abandon the kids to save her own skin and just being a general {{Jerkass}}. She does get dumped by Noah but even that is one of the most sensitive dumpings in movie history - Noah even gives her a lift home!]]
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* DirtyCoward: Marisa
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*NiceGuy: Noah
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'''''The Sitter''''' is a 2011 comedy directed by David Gordon Green starring Jonah Hill as Noah, a university student who gets suspended and ends up back at home living with his mother. After a heated debate with his mom, he's coerced into babysitting his neighbor's three kids for the evening. As fate would have it, though, Noah receives an invitation to a party across town with the promise of sex, and decides to go with the TerribleTrio in tow. However, what should normally be a simple trek through [[BigApplesauce New York City]] turns into a zany, madcap misadventure Noah wasn't expecting.

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'''''The Sitter''''' is a 2011 comedy directed by David Gordon Green starring Jonah Hill Creator/JonahHill as Noah, a university student who gets suspended and ends up back at home living with his mother. After a heated debate with his mom, he's coerced into babysitting his neighbor's three kids for the evening. As fate would have it, though, Noah receives an invitation to a party across town with the promise of sex, and decides to go with the TerribleTrio in tow. However, what should normally be a simple trek through [[BigApplesauce New York City]] turns into a zany, madcap misadventure Noah wasn't expecting.

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'''''The Sitter''''' is a 2011 comedy directed by David Gordon Green starring Jonah Hill as Noah, a university student who gets suspended and ends up back at home living with his mother. After a heated debate with his mom, he's coerced into babysitting his [[HotMom attractive neighbor's]] three kids for the evening. As fate would have it, though, Noah receives an invitation to a party across town with the promise of sex, and decides to go with the TerribleTrio in tow. However, what should normally be a simple trek through [[BigApplesauce New York City]] turns into a zany, madcap misadventure Noah wasn't expecting.

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'''''The Sitter''''' is a 2011 comedy directed by David Gordon Green starring Jonah Hill as Noah, a university student who gets suspended and ends up back at home living with his mother. After a heated debate with his mom, he's coerced into babysitting his [[HotMom attractive neighbor's]] neighbor's three kids for the evening. As fate would have it, though, Noah receives an invitation to a party across town with the promise of sex, and decides to go with the TerribleTrio in tow. However, what should normally be a simple trek through [[BigApplesauce New York City]] turns into a zany, madcap misadventure Noah wasn't expecting.



* HotMom: Mrs. Pedulla.
** Noah's mom is pretty good looking as well.
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'''''The Sitter''''' is a 2011 comedy directed by David Gordon Green starring JonahHill as Noah, a university student who gets suspended and ends up back at home living with his mother. After a heated debate with his mom, he's coerced into babysitting his [[HotMom attractive neighbor's]] three kids for the evening. As fate would have it, though, Noah receives an invitation to a party across town with the promise of sex, and decides to go with the TerribleTrio in tow. However, what should normally be a simple trek through [[BigApplesauce New York City]] turns into a zany, madcap misadventure Noah wasn't expecting.

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'''''The Sitter''''' is a 2011 comedy directed by David Gordon Green starring JonahHill Jonah Hill as Noah, a university student who gets suspended and ends up back at home living with his mother. After a heated debate with his mom, he's coerced into babysitting his [[HotMom attractive neighbor's]] three kids for the evening. As fate would have it, though, Noah receives an invitation to a party across town with the promise of sex, and decides to go with the TerribleTrio in tow. However, what should normally be a simple trek through [[BigApplesauce New York City]] turns into a zany, madcap misadventure Noah wasn't expecting.

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''The Sitter'' is a 2011 comedy directed by David Gordon Green starring JonahHill as Noah, a university student who gets suspended and ends up back at home living with his mother. After a heated debate with his mom, he's coerced into babysitting his [[HotMom attractive neighbor's]] three kids for the evening. As fate would have it, though, Noah receives an invitation to a party across town with the promise of sex, and decides to go with the TerribleTrio in tow. However, what should normally be a simple trek through [[BigApplesauce New York City]] turns into a zany, madcap misadventure Noah wasn't expecting.

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''The Sitter''
'''''The Sitter'''''
is a 2011 comedy directed by David Gordon Green starring JonahHill as Noah, a university student who gets suspended and ends up back at home living with his mother. After a heated debate with his mom, he's coerced into babysitting his [[HotMom attractive neighbor's]] three kids for the evening. As fate would have it, though, Noah receives an invitation to a party across town with the promise of sex, and decides to go with the TerribleTrio in tow. However, what should normally be a simple trek through [[BigApplesauce New York City]] turns into a zany, madcap misadventure Noah wasn't expecting.
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* ShallowLoveInterest: Marisa
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''The Sitter'' is a 2011 comedy directed by David Gordon Green starring JonahHill as Noah, a university student who gets suspended and ends up back at home living with his mother. After a heated debate with his mom, he's coerced into babysitting his [[HotMom attractive neighbor's]] three kids for the evening. As fate would have it, though, Noah receives an invitation to a party across town with the promise of sex, and decides to go with the TerribleTrio in tow. However, what should normally be a simple trek through [[BigApplesauce New York City]] turns into a zany, madcap misadventure Noah wasn't expecting.
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!!This film has the examples of:

* AffablyEvil: Karl keeps track of his best friends, and cites Noah as his 8th best friend, despite having his egg stolen.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Noah confronts [[spoiler: Dr. Pedulla about his affair with his assistant.]]
* CreepyChild: Adopted child Rodrigo, who often threatens to hurt people and likes fireworks a 'little' too much, [[spoiler:but he has a FreudianExcuse for all this, as he was already adopted by two other families who gave him up, causing him to feel unwanted]]
* GroinAttack: Julio gets a firecracker to the nuts, which catch fire. [[spoiler: He apparently dies from this later.]]
* HotMom: Mrs. Pedulla.
** Noah's mom is pretty good looking as well.
* {{Jerkass}}: Noah's dad, Dr. Pedulla, Ricky, and Marisa.
* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. [[spoiler: Noah does get caught by the police with the cocaine and diamonds stolen from his father's store, but they just take those and leave him behind without taking him into custody.]] Then played straight [[spoiler: he apparently simply gets away with wrecking the Pedulla's minivan.]]
** Same goes for Rodrigo after destroying TWO bathrooms.
** Marisa [[spoiler: suffers very little personal payback for dragging Noah into a life threatening situation, callously trying to abandon the kids to save her own skin and just being a general {{Jerkass}}. She does get dumped by Noah but even that is one of the most sensitive dumpings in movie history - Noah even gives her a lift home!]]
* ShallowLoveInterest: Marisa
* SingleIssuePsychology: Slater's mental problems are apparently all the result of [[spoiler:repressing his homosexuality]].
* StraightGay: [[spoiler: Slater is outed by Noah, but he becomes defensive about it before admitting he sort of always knew.]]
* UncannyValleyMakeup: Dear GOD, Blithe.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue

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