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The Babadook

2014 ·1h 34m · ★ 6.5 (6,364)

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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Director

Jennifer Kent Jennifer Kent
2 horror films in catalog
Monster
Monster 2005
The Babadook
The Babadook 2014

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
60
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
67
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
99
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Content Warnings

Child in DangerBody HorrorDehumanization
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

adelaideadelaide australiabehavioral disordersdeath of spousedepressingdysfunctional familygrievinghorrifiednightmareparent child relationshippsychological disorderssingle mothersleeplessnesstraumatized womanwoman director

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