If it's in a word, or it's in a look, you can't get rid of the Babadook.
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
Cast
Essie Davis
Amelia Vanek
Noah Wiseman
Samuel Vanek
Hayley McElhinney
Claire
Daniel Henshall
Robbie
Barbara West
Gracie Roach
Ben Winspear
Oskar Vanek
Cathy Adamek
Prue
Craig Behenna
Warren
Hachi
Bugsy
Tim Purcell
The Babadook
Chloe Hurn
Ruby
Jacquy Phillips
Beverly
Bridget Walters
Norma
Adam Morgan
Sergeant
Pippa Wanganeen
Eastern Suburbs Mum 1
Peta Shannon
Eastern Suburbs Mum 2
Michelle Nightingale
Eastern Suburbs Mum 3
Tony Mack
Principal
Carmel Johnson
Teacher
Michael Gilmour
Young Policeman 1
Craig McArdle
Young Policeman 2
Terence Crawford
Doctor
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight
Supermarket Mum
Lucy Hong
Supermarket Little Girl
Sophie Riggs
Checkout Chick
John Maurice
Car Guy
Stephen Sheehan
Magician
Alicia Zorkovic
Fast Food Mum
Lotte Crawford
Kissing Woman
Chris Roberts
Kissing Man
Annie Batten
Old Woman in Corridor
India Zorkovic
Fast Food Kid 1
Isla Zorkovic
Fast Food Kid 2
Charlie Crabtree
Fast Food Kid 3
Ethan Grabis
Fast Food Kid 4
Sophie Allan
Fast Food Kid 5
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- Release Date 05/22/2014
- Language English
- Director Jennifer Kent
- Writer Jennifer Kent
- Editor Simon Njoo
- Cinematographer Radek Ładczuk
- Producers Kristian Moliere, Kristina Ceyton
- Companies Screen Australia, Smoking Gun Productions, Causeway Films, South Australian Film Corporation, Entertainment One
- Budget $2,000,000
- Homepage thebabadook.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Jan 17, 2014 | Premiere (Sundance Film Festival) | R |
| Australia | May 22, 2014 | Theatrical | M |
| DK | May 22, 2014 | Theatrical | 15 |
| FI | May 22, 2014 | Theatrical (Limited) | K-16 |
| SE | May 22, 2014 | Theatrical (Limited) | 15 |
| France | Jul 30, 2014 | Theatrical | 12 |
| TH | Oct 9, 2014 | Theatrical | 15 |
| IE | Oct 24, 2014 | Theatrical | 15A |
| United Kingdom | Oct 24, 2014 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Italy | Nov 24, 2014 | Theatrical | VM14 |
| Brazil | Nov 28, 2014 | Theatrical | 16 |
| United States | Nov 28, 2014 | Theatrical (Limited) | NR |
| United States | Nov 28, 2014 | Digital | NR |
| Spain | Jan 16, 2015 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Russia | Jan 28, 2015 | Theatrical | 16+ |
| GR | Apr 12, 2015 | Theatrical | Κ-18 |
| Germany | May 7, 2015 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Netherlands | Jun 13, 2015 | Physical (DVD, Blu ray) | 16 |
| South Korea | Jul 9, 2015 | Theatrical | 15 |
| PT | Jun 24, 2016 | Digital | M/16 |
| United States | Sep 19, 2024 | Theatrical (Limited) (10th Anniversary Rerelease) | — |
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