The Babadook

About The Babadook

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

The Babadook is a 2014 horror film directed by Jennifer Kent. At 94 minutes long, it arrived in May 2014.

Its themes are single mother, dysfunctional family, nightmare, and depressing.

Essie Davis takes the lead as Amelia Vanek, Noah Wiseman as Samuel Vanek, Hayley McElhinney as Claire, and Daniel Henshall as Robbie. The screenplay is by Jennifer Kent. Production companies include Causeway Films, Entertainment One, and Screen Australia. It streams on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, and AMC Plus Apple TV channel in the United States.

Hereditary, Mommy, and Midsommar make useful companions to The Babadook, all filed under grieving and parent child relationship. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 6,584 votes and it carries a NR rating.