

The Babadook
2014-05-22 · 94 min · ★ 6.5
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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- Directors
- Jennifer Kent
- Production companies
- Screen Australia, Smoking Gun Productions, Causeway Films, South Australian Film Corporation, Entertainment One
- Countries
- Australia, Canada
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 2,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 10,300,000
Top Cast
Essie DavisAmelia Vanek
Noah WisemanSamuel Vanek
Hayley McElhinneyClaire
Daniel HenshallRobbie
Barbara WestGracie Roach
Ben WinspearOskar Vanek
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