# Der Babynator (2005)

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**Original title**: *The Pacifier*
**Runtime**: 95 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Family, Action
**Directed by**: Adam Shankman
**Written by**: Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant
**Starring**: Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham, Faith Ford, Brittany Snow, Max Thieriot, Morgan York

> *Welcome to the infantry.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

One imagines the pitch meeting for this one was brief. A Navy SEAL must become the nanny to his late buddy's unruly children. It’s a solid concept that manages to be a watchable family film, if nothing else.

**Mood tags**: cozy, outsider, playful

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 5.6/10 (102778 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 21% · Metacritic 30/100

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