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The Babadook

Name: The Babadook
Director: Jennifer Kent
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 2014-05-22
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West

2014 · 1h 34m · Drama, Horror

IMDb 6.8 Metacritic 86 RT 98%

Watch it tonight if you want a genuinely unsettling psychological horror that'll stick with you long after the credits roll. The Babadook is a masterclass in atmospheric dread and metaphorical storytelling—skip the mindless jump scares and dive into this haunting exploration of grief and motherhood instead.

Plot

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

Director: Jennifer Kent

Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West

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