Mister Babadook

Original title: The Babadook

2014
12
1h 34m

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6.8/10

259K

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Monster Horror Psychological Horror Supernatural Horror Drama Horror Mystery

A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

259K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,512

145

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 56 wins & 64 nominations total

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Trailer 2:25

Festival Trailer

Trailer 2:22

The Babadook Official Trailer

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The Babadook Official Trailer

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The Babadook: You Can Bring Me The Boy

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The Babadook: Amelia Burns The Book

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The Babadook: Reading Mister Babadook

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The Babadook: Crime Scene On TV

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Trivia
Director Jennifer Kent holds the rights to the film. When asked if there would be a sequel, she said, "I will never allow any sequel to be made, because it's not that kind of film. I don't care how much I'm offered, it's just not going to happen."

Goofs
(at around 18 mins) When calling out "legs 11" during the bingo game she holds a blue ball but a back shot shows her holding a white ball and in the next front shot she has the original blue ball again. As an extra the white ball is not 11 but 69 (which maybe a playful joke with the crew and cast)

Quotes
Amelia: You are nothing. You're nothing! This is my house! You are trespassing in my house! If you touch my son again, I'll fucking kill you!

Connections
Edited from Mortal Kombat (1992)

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Featured review

8/10

Subtle and Creepy

I really enjoyed this film, its dark and unnerving without resorting to loud bangs or "found footage" style filming to get its scares.

Low budget and well shot, the film leans on the power of suggestion and tone to create a film which has a sense of unease throughout, tonally like the Exorcist, where there is this underlying feeling of dread and helplessness

The scares are not spoon fed, so this won't be for everyone, if your brand of horror is purely just modern films like Insidious or the recent Annabelle - then this might not be for you.

One of my favourite films of the year.