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The Babadook

The Babadook

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

2014•1h 34m•6.5/10
DramaHorror

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6.5/10(6K)

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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Production

Screen Australia, Smoking Gun Productions, Causeway Films, South Australian Film Corporation, Entertainment One

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Essie Davis

Essie Davis

Amelia Vanek

Noah Wiseman

Noah Wiseman

Samuel Vanek

Hayley McElhinney

Hayley McElhinney

Claire

Daniel Henshall

Daniel Henshall

Robbie

Barbara West

Barbara West

Gracie Roach

Ben Winspear

Ben Winspear

Oskar Vanek

Cathy Adamek

Prue

Craig Behenna

Craig Behenna

Warren

Hachi

Bugsy

Tim Purcell

The Babadook

Chloe Hurn

Ruby

Jacquy Phillips

Beverly

Bridget Walters

Norma

Adam Morgan

Sergeant

Pippa Wanganeen

Eastern Suburbs Mum 1

Peta Shannon

Eastern Suburbs Mum 2

Michelle Nightingale

Eastern Suburbs Mum 3

Tony Mack

Principal

Carmel Johnson

Teacher

Michael Gilmour

Young Policeman 1

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