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Six years after the death of her husband, Amelia struggles to discipline her out of control 6 year-old Samuel– a son she finds difficult to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called "The Babadook" turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. And when Amelia begins to see glimpses of the creature herself, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may well be real.

2014 · 1h 33m
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Director Jennifer Kent

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The Babadook

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Six years after the death of her husband, Amelia struggles to discipline her out of control 6 year-old Samuel– a son she finds difficult to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called "The Babadook" turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. And when Amelia begins to see glimpses of the creature herself, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may well be real.

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Studio
Causeway Films
Released
2014
Run Time
1 hr 33 min
Rated
M Horror themes, violence, sexual reference and coarse language
Content Advisories
Horror or Supernatural Themes, Sexual References and/or Sex Scenes, Violence, Language, Adult Themes
Regions of Origin
Australia, Austria, Canada
© 2013 Babadook Films / Causeway Films / South Australian Film Corporation / Screen Australia

Languages

Original Audio
English (Australia), English, French
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English , Danish , Finnish , French (France) , Norwegian Bokmål , Swedish