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Six years after the death of her husband, Amelia struggles to discipline her out of control 6 year-old Samuel– a son she finds difficult to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called "The Babadook" turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. And when Amelia begins to see glimpses of the creature herself, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may well be real.

2014 · 1h 33m
  • 98%
Director Jennifer Kent

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The Babadook

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Six years after the death of her husband, Amelia struggles to discipline her out of control 6 year-old Samuel– a son she finds difficult to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called "The Babadook" turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. And when Amelia begins to see glimpses of the creature herself, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may well be real.

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Average 8.3
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Fresh 244
Rotten 5

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Studio
Causeway Films
Released
2014
Run Time
1 hr 33 min
Rated
M Horror, violence, offensive language & sexual references.
Content Advisories
Cruelty, Self-harm, Suicide, Violence, Wound detail, Animal cruelty, Sexual themes, Offensive language, Sexual references, Suicide themes, Horror, Graphic violence, Supernatural themes, Scary scenes, Content that may disturb, Bloody violence, Explicit sex scenes, Domestic violence, Sex scenes
Regions of Origin
Australia, Austria, Canada
© 2014 Causeway Films

Languages

Original Audio
English (Australia), English, French
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English , Danish , Finnish , French (France) , Norwegian Bokmål , Swedish