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The Babadook

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  • Movie
  • 2014
  • NR
  • 1h 34m

Directed by Jennifer Kent

6.5

TMDB audience rating
6.5 out of 10 from 6,631 votes

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Overview

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

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Cast and crew

  • Essie Davis

    Essie DavisAmelia Vanek

  • Noah Wiseman

    Noah WisemanSamuel Vanek

  • Hayley McElhinney

    Hayley McElhinneyClaire

  • Daniel Henshall

    Daniel HenshallRobbie

  • Barbara West

    Barbara WestGracie Roach

  • Ben Winspear

    Ben WinspearOskar Vanek

  • Cathy AdamekPrue

  • Craig Behenna

    Craig BehennaWarren

  • HachiBugsy

  • Tim PurcellThe Babadook

  • Chloe HurnRuby

  • Jacquy PhillipsBeverly

  • Bridget WaltersNorma

  • Adam MorganSergeant

  • Pippa WanganeenEastern Suburbs Mum 1

  • Peta ShannonEastern Suburbs Mum 2

  • Michelle NightingaleEastern Suburbs Mum 3

  • Tony MackPrincipal

Director
Jennifer Kent
Writer
Jennifer Kent
Music
Jed Kurzel
Cinematography
Radek Ładczuk