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

2014

1h 34m

6.5(6564 votes)

Drama

Horror

Overview

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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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Essie Davis

Amelia Vanek

Noah Wiseman

Samuel Vanek

Hayley McElhinney

Claire

Daniel Henshall

Robbie

Barbara West

Gracie Roach

Ben Winspear

Oskar Vanek

Cathy Adamek

Prue

Craig Behenna

Warren

Hachi

Bugsy

Tim Purcell

The Babadook

Creative team

Directed by: Jennifer Kent
Written by: Jennifer Kent
Produced by: Kristina Ceyton
Kristian Moliere

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