Storyline
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.
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Cast
Jacquy Phillips, Essie Davis, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Noah Wiseman, Barbara West, Benjamin Winspear, Cathy Adamek, Craig Behenna, Adam Morgan, Peta Shannon, Hachi, Tim Purcell, Chloe Hurn, Pippa Wanganeen, Michelle Nightingale, Tony Mack, Carmel Johnson, Michael Gilmour, Craig McArdle, Terence Crawford, Lucy Hong, Sophie Riggs, John Maurice, Stephen Sheehan, Alicia Zorkovic, Bridget Walters, Lotte Crawford, Chris Roberts, Annie Batten, India Zorkovic, Isla Zorkovic, Charlie Crabtree, Ethan Grabis, Sophie Allan
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Reviews
100
On purely formal grounds (the ones on which the genre lives or dies), Kent is a natural. She favors crisp compositions and unfussy editing, transforming the banal house itself into a subtle, shadowy threat.
100
Empire
One of the strongest, most effective horror films of recent years — with awards-quality lead work from Essie Davis, and a brilliantly designed new monster who could well become the break-out spook archetype of the decade.
90
Kent and editor Simon Njoo show maturity and trust in their material, expertly building tension through the insidious modulation from naturalistic dysfunctional family drama to all-out boogeyman terror.
88
Slant Magazine
Its horrors go beyond any single raggedy phantom, reaching back to the primordial fear of death and loss: of a child, of a loved one, of one's own sense of self.
83
The Babadook isn't a transcendent horror film. But its ability to handle and manipulate the conventional tropes apparent in so many of its peers makes it a satisfying ride.
