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The Babadook

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

2014 · 1 h 34 min
Directed by Jennifer Kent
DramaHorrorMystery

Cast

Essie Davis Noah Wiseman Daniel Henshall Hayley McElhinney Barbara West Ben Winspear

Credits

Written by: Jennifer Kent

Plot

A widowed mother struggling to raise her troubled six-year-old son finds a sinister pop-up book in their house, and a dark presence begins to haunt them.

Sinekatalog’s take

A frightening and emotionally truthful horror film about grief.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (273,802 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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