The Babadook

The Babadook
  • Theatrical - Wide 2014-05-22
Box Office Gross: $10,300,000
Running Time: 94 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Screen Australia, Smoking Gun Productions, Causeway Films, South Australian Film Corporation, Entertainment One
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10/10

Synopsis

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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Review: The Babadook

Posted 12 years ago
PLOT: A single mother, struggling with an unruly son, is suddenly confronted with a storybook called The Babadook, which slowly but surely inserts itself into her psyche and sends her spiraling out of control. REVIEW: Jennifer Kent‘s THE BABADOOK is...

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Awesome Artists We’ve Found Around The Net: Neil Fraser

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My Favorite Scary Movie: The Babadook (2014)

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