Film
The Babadook
2014· NR· 1h 34m· Drama· Horror
“If it's in a word, or it's in a look, you can't get rid of...”
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
2014-05-22
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Key Crew
DirectorJennifer Kent
WriterJennifer Kent
ProducerKristian Moliere
Director of PhotographyRadek Ładczuk
Original Music ComposerJed Kurzel
EditorSimon Njoo
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Details
Released2014-05-22
Runtime1h 34m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosScreen Australia · Smoking Gun Productions · Causeway Films
Budget$2M
Box office$10M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesAustralia · Canada
Rating6.5/10 · 6491 votes
Original languageen
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