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The Babadook

"If it's in a word, or it's in a look, you can't get rid of..."

Rating6.5/10

Release2014

Runtime1h 34m

Votes6,331

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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Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$10,300,000

515% ROI

Original Language

Release Date

May 22, 2014

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Production Companies

Screen Australia

Smoking Gun Productions

Causeway Films

South Australian Film Corporation

Entertainment One

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

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