United States / Jan 17, 2014 / R / Sundance Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Genres
DramaHorror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Babadook |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Australia, Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Screen Australia, Smoking Gun Productions, Causeway Films, South Australian Film Corporation, Entertainment One |
| Official site | thebabadook.com |
| Release date | 22 maggio 2014 |
| Production | Kristina Ceyton, Kristian Moliere, Pete Best, Julie Byrne |
| Writer | Jennifer Kent |
| Casting | Nikki Barrett |
| Editing | Simon Njoo, Sean Lahiff, Marty Pepper, Kasra Rassoulzadegan |
| Cinematography | Radek Ładczuk, Michael Fairbairn, Matt Nettheim, Louis Puli, Adam Camporeale, Dimitri Zaunders, Mike Smith, Jordan Agutter, Maxx Corkindale, Ben Walsh, Chris Davies, Gerard Maher, Frank Hruby, Nima Nabili Rad, John Ward |
| Assistant directors | Brad Lanyon, Dimitri Ellerington, Jennifer Kent, Taera Shroff |
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Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Canada / May 22, 2014 / 18A
Finland / May 22, 2014 / K-16
Sweden / May 22, 2014 / 15
United States / Nov 28, 2014 / NR
Theatrical release
Australia / May 22, 2014 / M
Denmark / May 22, 2014 / 15
France / Jul 30, 2014 / 12
Indonesia / Aug 06, 2014
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Thailand / Oct 09, 2014 / 15
Ireland / Oct 24, 2014 / 15A
United Kingdom / Oct 24, 2014 / 15
Italy / Nov 24, 2014 / VM14
Brazil / Nov 28, 2014 / 16
Spain / Jan 16, 2015 / 16
Russia / Jan 28, 2015 / 16+
Greece / Apr 12, 2015 / Κ-18
Germany / May 07, 2015 / 16
South Korea / Jul 09, 2015 / 15
Digital
United States / Nov 28, 2014 / NR
Portugal / Jun 24, 2016 / M/16
Physical media
Netherlands / Jun 13, 2015 / 16 / DVD, Blu ray
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