Is The Babadook scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Babadook easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Babadook end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Babadook violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Babadook

Name: The Babadook
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 2014
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West

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

Directed by Jennifer Kent

Produced by Screen Australia, Smoking Gun Productions

201494 min6.5 / 10

A deeply unsettling psychological horror that uses a supernatural threat to explore grief, maternal trauma, and the dissolution of a parent-child bond.

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

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Questions people ask

Is The Babadook scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is The Babadook sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is The Babadook easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Babadook end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Babadook violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.