The Babadook

2014 · 94 min · EN · R · 6.5 (6,429 votes)

Dir. Jennifer Kent · Starring Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, Ben Winspear · Music Jed Kurzel

“If it's in a word, or it's in a look, you can't get rid of...”

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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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This is a deeply unsettling descent into grief and psychological torment, where the line between internal struggle and external threat blurs. It's a claustrophobic, emotionally raw experience, building a palpable sense of dread that lingers long after the credits roll, exploring the monstrous side of human pain.

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