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The Babadook

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

★ 6.5 TMDB Rating · 6.6K votes

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

Director
Jennifer Kent
Release date
May 22, 2014
Original language
English
Origin
Australia

Cast of The Babadook

  • Portrait of Essie Davis

    Essie Davis

    Amelia Vanek

  • Portrait of Noah Wiseman

    Noah Wiseman

    Samuel Vanek

  • Portrait of Hayley McElhinney

    Hayley McElhinney

    Claire

  • Portrait of Daniel Henshall

    Daniel Henshall

    Robbie

  • Portrait of Barbara West

    Barbara West

    Gracie Roach

  • Portrait of Ben Winspear

    Ben Winspear

    Oskar Vanek

  • Cathy Adamek

    Prue

  • Portrait of Craig Behenna

    Craig Behenna

    Warren

  • Hachi

    Bugsy

  • Tim Purcell

    The Babadook

  • Chloe Hurn

    Ruby

  • Jacquy Phillips

    Beverly

Where to Stream The Babadook by Country

United States
Streaming on Philo, AMC+, YouTube TVRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Streaming on Prime Video, ITVX Premium, TubiRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
India
Streaming on Prime Video
Canada
Streaming on Netflix, CBC GemRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo
Australia
Streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+, Foxtel NowRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies

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