The Babadook (2014)
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If it's in a word, or it's in a look, you can't get rid of...
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
- Released: 2014-05-22
- Genres: Drama, Horror
- Runtime: 1h 34m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 6,565 votes
Directed by Jennifer Kent.
Top cast
- Essie Davis as Amelia Vanek
- Noah Wiseman as Samuel Vanek
- Hayley McElhinney as Claire
- Daniel Henshall as Robbie
- Barbara West as Gracie Roach
- Ben Winspear as Oskar Vanek
- Cathy Adamek as Prue
- Craig Behenna as Warren
- Hachi as Bugsy
- Tim Purcell as The Babadook
Where to watch The Babadook
- United States: stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, MUBI, Shudder Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Icon Film Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ITVX Premium; watch free on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, ITVX, Plex, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Shudder Apple TV channel; watch free on CBC Gem; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Foxtel Now, MUBI, Shudder, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on ABC iview, Beamafilm, Hoopla, 10; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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