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The Babadook

6.5

Released May 22, 2014Runtime 1h 34min

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

A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Production Companies

Screen Australia

Smoking Gun Productions

Causeway Films

South Australian Film Corporation

Entertainment One

Production Countries

Australia

Canada

Finances

Budget: $2,000,000
Revenue: $10,300,000
Profit/Loss: $8,300,000

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Essie DavisAmelia Vanek

Noah WisemanSamuel Vanek

Hayley McElhinneyClaire

Daniel HenshallRobbie

Barbara WestGracie Roach

Ben WinspearOskar Vanek

Cathy AdamekPrue

Craig BehennaWarren

HachiBugsy

Tim PurcellThe Babadook

Chloe HurnRuby

Jacquy PhillipsBeverly

Bridget WaltersNorma

Adam MorganSergeant

Pippa WanganeenEastern Suburbs Mum 1

Peta ShannonEastern Suburbs Mum 2

Michelle NightingaleEastern Suburbs Mum 3

Tony MackPrincipal

Carmel JohnsonTeacher

Michael GilmourYoung Policeman 1

Craig McArdleYoung Policeman 2

Terence CrawfordDoctor

Tiffany Lyndall-KnightSupermarket Mum

Lucy HongSupermarket Little Girl

Sophie RiggsCheckout Chick

John MauriceCar Guy

Stephen SheehanMagician

Alicia ZorkovicFast Food Mum

Lotte CrawfordKissing Woman

Chris RobertsKissing Man

Annie BattenOld Woman in Corridor

India ZorkovicFast Food Kid 1

Isla ZorkovicFast Food Kid 2

Charlie CrabtreeFast Food Kid 3

Ethan GrabisFast Food Kid 4

Sophie AllanFast Food Kid 5

Crew

Jennifer KentDirector

Taera ShroffScript Supervisor

Brad LanyonFirst Assistant Director

Dimitri ElleringtonFirst Assistant Director

Jennifer KentWriter

Kristina CeytonProducer

Kristian MoliereProducer

Nikki BarrettCasting

Scott McDonaldLocation Manager

Michael PhilippouProduction Runner

Pete BestAssociate Producer

Judi OehmeProduction Coordinator

Gemma SalomonProduction Secretary

Natalie WallCasting Associate

Mark KrausProduction Accountant

Julie ByrneLine Producer

Radek ŁadczukDirector of Photography

Jed KurzelOriginal Music Composer

Simon NjooEditor

Michael FairbairnAdditional Camera

Jennifer DrakeSet Decoration

Clint DoddSpecial Effects Coordinator

Matt NettheimStill Photographer

Frank LipsonSound Effects Editor

Reg RoordinkStunt Coordinator

Marty PepperVisual Effects Supervisor

Heather WallaceCostume Design

Sean LahiffFirst Assistant Editor

John HaratzisScenic Artist

Des KenneallySound Recordist

Robertto KarasGaffer

Ross PerkinSet Designer

Louis PuliCamera Operator

Karen HannafordArt Direction

Chris ChamberlinUnit Publicist

Alex HolmesProduction Design

Olivia BeardsleySecond Unit

Olivia BeardsleyStand In

Danny PhilippouElectrician

Pete BestDialogue Editor

Pete BestADR Mixer

Adam CamporealeAssistant Camera

Tracy PhillpotHair Supervisor

Marion LeeMakeup & Hair

Sue CarrollMakeup & Hair

Tracy PhillpotMakeup Supervisor

Dimitri ZaundersData Wrangler

Mike SmithKey Grip

Zac MurphyGaffer

Jordan AgutterAssistant Camera

Kim O'MallonCostume Assistant

Maxx CorkindaleClapper Loader

Vicki NhieuWardrobe Assistant

Richard ChatawayProp Maker

Ben WalshGrip

Michael CusackProp Maker

Aimée-Lee CurranArt Department Assistant

Wesley ChampionProp Maker

Chris DaviesGrip

Tara WebbADR Mixer

Gerard MaherFirst Assistant Camera

Frank HrubyFocus Puller

Nima Nabili RadSecond Unit Director of Photography

Andrew McGrathADR Mixer

Scott IllingworthADR Mixer

Justin DixProsthetics

Marty PepperDigital Intermediate Colorist

Paul SpencerConstruction Manager

John SimpsonFoley Artist

Kasra RassoulzadeganAssistant Editor

James BoormanTitle Designer

Marco ArlottaBoom Operator

Pete SmithSound Re-Recording Mixer

Louis PuliSteadicam Operator

Kelly RivettArt Department Assistant

Conor ReidArt Department Assistant

Dimitri ZaundersAdditional Camera

John WardBest Boy Grip

John WardSecond Unit

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Reviews

Ba Ba-Ba Dook! Dook! Dook! The Babadook is written and directed by Jennifer Kent. It stars Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall and Hayley McElhinney. Music is by Jed Kurzel and cinematography by Radek Ladczuk. Amelia is a single mother still haunted by the violent death of her husband,...

The best pure-horror of the year. But that's not saying much. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.

<em>'The Babadook'</em> is a well done horror film, one that is most definitely creepy. I would've liked more from the monster and how it works, though the film does give you enough and certainly does a fine job at building up the atmosphere of uneasiness that the thing produces. One great part ...

The Babadook is one of those elusive horror films, that's open to broad interpretation. My personal feeling have watched the whole film in the context of the single mothers predicament, is the real monster is the spectre of domestic abuse. Abuse that happens when a fundamentally decent person, ...