Line #26 Film/TheNannyDiaries


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nanny.jpeg]]
2	''The Nanny Diaries'' is a 2007 film based on the novel of the same name by Emma [=McLaughlin=] and Nicola Kraus, starring Creator/ScarlettJohansson, Creator/ChrisEvans, Creator/LauraLinney, Creator/PaulGiamatti and Music/AliciaKeys.
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4	University graduate Annie (Johansson) gets a job as a nanny for the wealthy X's (Linney, Giamatti) when she saves their son Grayer's life; but she soon finds that her charge isn't getting all the love he should be from his parents...
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6	A sequel to the book, ''Nanny Returns'', has been written.
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8	!!This work contains examples of:
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10	* ActorAllusion: When coming up with a nickname for Grayer, Annie first proposes "Spongebob," which is totally not in the book, referencing Scarlett's role as Princess Mindy in ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobSquarePantsMovie The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]''.
11	* CoolBigSis: Annie eventually becomes this to Grayer.
12	* EveryoneHatesMimes: Grayer's idiot parents hire two French mimes for his disastrous birthday party.
13	-->'''Grayer''': I thought clowns were supposed to be funny.\
14	'''Annie''': Well, they're French clowns, Grove.
15	* {{Fanservice}}: One scene in the film contains a PantyShot of Annie.
16	* FunnyBackgroundEvent : While Mrs. X is on the phone with Annie, her yogi is calmly going through the positions while Grayer throws stuffed dinosaurs at him.
17	* GoofyPrintUnderwear: Annie's pink doggy-print panties.
18	* GratuitousFrench: Annie is instructed to help Grayer with his French, so he can get into a private school he's wait-listed at. At the age of four.
19	** This is TruthInTelevision, as rich people will go extreme lengths to make sure their children get accepted at private schools.
20	* IncrediblyObviousBug: The camera in the teddy bear.
21	* IvyLeagueForEveryone: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Grayer is rejected from Collegiate, which in RealLife is one of the most prestigious private schools in the country and an Ivy feeder.
22	* KarmaHoudini: Mr. X suffers no consequences when he sexually assaults Annie.
23	* LighterAndSofter: The movie ends on a happy note with most of the cast making an effort to improve themselves. The book, on the other hand, is followed by a sequel that depicts the X family stuck in a perpetual cycle of misery.
24	* LonelyRichKid: This is the trope that Grayer was and would be until [[spoiler: Annie give out TheReasonYouSuck at Mrs. X]].
25	* LoveAtFirstSight: Annie is immediately smitten when she meets "Harvard Hottie".
26	* MeetCute: Annie meets her love interest, Hayden, when she's bending over ''and'' has her GoofyPrintUnderwear panties exposed. It doesn't get much more embarrassing than that.
27	* NiceGuy: "Harvard Hottie" (or Hayden, as his real name turns out to be), is an overall decent guy and something of a CoolBigBro to Grayer.
28	* NoNameGiven: The family's surname is never revealed, and Chris Evans' character (our heroine's LoveInterest) is known as "Harvard Hottie" until the end of the film. (Then again, in the novel, Annie was called "Nanny.")
29	* OhCrap: Mrs. X has one of these when... well, see TheReasonYouSuckSpeech below.
30	* PantsPullingPrank: At one point Annie challenges Grayer to a race, only for him to respond by pantsing her in order to get a head-start. See GoofyPrintUnderwear above.
31	* ParentalNeglect: [[spoiler: Turns out that Grayer's parents are incredibly absent in his life, which culminates into his uncontrollable attitude.]]
32	* PrecisionFStrike: Annie, when telling off Harvard Hottie's jerk friends at the bar.
33	-->Take it from me, guys, enjoy tonight because your future looks pretty fuckin' bleak!
34	* RapeAsDrama: Mr. X abruptly sexually assaults Annie in the kitchen by groping her genitals, which shocks her deeply. Otherwise though it has no consequences seen, either for him or her.
35	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler:After she's fired, Annie gives the X's one of these via nanny cam, telling them off for their terrible parenting skills with a detour to calling Mr. X out for being less interested in his own wife than in Annie's ass (which admittedly is understandable, this being Creator/ScarlettJohansson). But Mrs. X doesn't see it until ''after'' Annie's gone. And she sees it in public. OhCrap.]]
36	* ShipperOnDeck: Lynette ''totally'' encourages Annie to go out with Harvard Hottie, and damn the expense.
37	* SpoiledBrat: Subverted with Grayer who is initially quite the handful for Annie. However, it's later revealed that he's really a sweet kid who has severe ParentalIssues.
38	* SecurityBlanket: Mr X's business card, to Grayer.
39	* ShoutOut:
40	** To Film/MaryPoppins, several times. Obviously with the umbrella flight, less so with Annie's ringtone, the {{leitmotif}}s of Annie and Grayer, and the trip to Central Park.
41	** And unabashedly to ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarePants''.
42	* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: After getting a well-deserved TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from Annie, Mrs. X finally sees the error of her ways, leaves Mr. X, and finally starts to spend quality time with her son, something that greatly improves both of their lives. She even expresses personal gratitude to Annie for making it possible.]]

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