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The Babadook

The Babadook

2014Movie⏱️ 1h 34mNot Rated🏆 #3380 Top Rated
DramaHorrorMystery
6.8
IMDB Rating
267,542 votes

A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.

Director
Jennifer Kent
Writers
N/A
Stars
Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall
Release Date
November 28, 2014
Language
English
Country
Australia, Canada
🏆 56
Wins
🎯 64
Nominations
💬 1,170
Reviews
📋 187K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Essie Davis
Essie Davis
as Amelia Vanek
Noah Wiseman
Noah Wiseman
as Samuel
Daniel Henshall
Daniel Henshall
as Robbie
👤
Hayley McElhinney
as Claire
Barbara West
Barbara West
as Mrs. Roach
Ben Winspear
Ben Winspear
as Oskar
👤
Chloe Hurn
as Ruby
👤
Jacquy Phillips
as Beverly
👤
Bridget Walters
as Norma
👤
Annie Batten
as Old Woman in Corridor

💰 Box Office

$10,683,688
Worldwide Gross
$964,413
Domestic Gross
$30,007
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Production
Screen Australia, Causeway Films, The South Australian Film Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

mother son relationshipbooksingle mothermonsterfear

🎯 Categories

B-HorrorFolk HorrorMonster HorrorPsychological HorrorSupernatural HorrorDramaHorrorMystery

⭐ Featured Review

I keep seeing this on lists of great horror films
by pagemaster72022-10-07
5/10

"I really didn't like this movie, even though I can appreciate some things about it. The positives: it is well written, it's well directed and filmed, and the story is interesting genuinely scary. The only real con I can say is one I just can't get around, the kid in the movie completely destroyed my last nerve and was just annoying. The kid was so annoying I spent allot of time in the film just wishing he would shut up. Evidently allot of people thought it added to the movies intensity, it had the opposite affect on me. So while I can appreciate how some could see this as a good..."

💡 Did You Know?

The movie had a campaign where you could buy a copy of the hand-created "The Babadook Pop-Up Book" for 80 dollars. The first 2,000 copies are numbered and signed by the director, Jennifer Kent. The book contains pop-up pictures, as well as additional pages not seen in the movie. The campaign was only open for a limited amount in which roughly 9,500 books were sold.

📖 Synopsis

A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.