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The Babadook is a 2014 horror and drama film written and directed by Jennifer Kent. The movie features Essie Davis, Hayley McElhinney, and Daniel Henshall in the cast, with music composed by Jed Kurzel. Produced by Screen Australia, Smoking Gun Productions, Causeway Films, and the South Australian Film Corporation, the film originates from Australia and Canada. It was distributed by Lionsgate Canada, Netflix, and Fandango at Home.
The narrative is set in Australia and explores themes of psychological trauma, motherhood, coping, and mourning. The runtime is 94 minutes. The film received an AACTA Award for Best Film and Best Direction, while also earning nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Critical assessments include a 98% rating, an 8.2 out of 10 score, and a Metascore of 86 out of 100.
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Film · TMDB
6.5A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
Cast
- Essie Davis as Amelia Vanek
- Noah Wiseman as Samuel Vanek
- Hayley McElhinney as Claire
- Daniel Henshall as Robbie
- Barbara West as Gracie Roach
- Ben Winspear as Oskar Vanek
Themes
- monster
- nightmare
- parent child relationship
- dysfunctional family
- sleeplessness
- single mother
- grieving
- woman director
- death of spouse
- behavioral disorders
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
265,823 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
86/100
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 56 wins & 64 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- single parent
- Director
- Jennifer Kent
- Screenwriter
- Jennifer Kent
- Composer
- Jed Kurzel
- Production company
- Screen Australia
- Narrative location
- Australia
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 287094
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- thebabadook.com
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- publication date
- 2018-02-08
- title
- The Babadook
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- samples from work
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
- described by source
- Women Make Film
- review score
- 86/100
- Commons category
- The Babadook
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