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.
- Awards
- 56 wins & 64 nominations
Jacquy Phillips
- Beverly
- (as Jacqy Phillips)
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight
- Supermarket Mum
- (as Tiffany Lyndall Knight)
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- Writer
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- TriviaDirector 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)
- ConnectionsEdited from Mortal Kombat (1992)
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A ferocious performance at its centre, but still nothing special.
I've never been one for horror. I enjoyed last year's The Conjuring and the tongue-in- cheekness of 2012's The Cabin In The Woods, but they're still throwaway entertainment to me. The Babadook seems to have been building a lot of prestige for what it is. Perhaps that's because it's an independent film operating on a better level than what Hollywood calls horror these days. While I appreciate that the film is an allegory for grief, stress, and the demons of a widowed mother dealing with a difficult child, it definitely shows that more effort has gone into its conception, but it suffers from being very silly sometimes. The problem is that the film is inexplicably rushed. It may have a grungy atmosphere, but it lacks tension from such quick edits. It builds relentlessly without a satisfying payoff. That said, Essie Davis gives a terrific lead performance. I'm not quite sure about her angry outbursts, but the rest is striking and poignant work. The Babadook is a decent horror film thanks to its lead, but already overcelebrated.
6/10
6/10
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- Sergeant_Tibbs
- Dec 7, 2014
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- Also known as
- Sách Ma
- Filming locations
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia(locations: Marion, Glenside, Goodwood, St Peters and North Adelaide)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $964,413
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $30,007
- Nov 30, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $10,493,882
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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