The Babadook

Released Date
November 28, 2014
Distributor
IFC Films
Genre
Horror
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$964,413 + $9,543,150 = $10,507,563
54
Essie Davis

as Amelia Vanek

15
Noah Wiseman

as Samuel Vanek

About The Babadook

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.

About

Australian psychological horror film which totaled 55 wins and 61 nominations on the awards circuit. The title character is a monster terrorizing a young boy while his widowed mother must deal with her son's fear and the sinister presence all around. 

Trivia

The film was the feature directorial debut for Jennifer Kent, and was based on Kent's 2005 short titled Monster.