The Baby

The Baby

What goes on in this nursery isn't for kids!

Directed by Ted Post

Produced by Quintet Productions

197384 min6.0 / 10

A deeply unsettling grindhouse thriller that mines horror from familial dysfunction and psychological abuse, centered on a 21-year-old kept in infantile dependence.

A social worker who recently lost her husband investigates the strange Wadsworth family. The Wadsworths might not seem too unusual to hear about them at first - consisting of the mother, two grown daughters and the diaper-clad, bottle-sucking baby. The problem is, the baby is twenty-one years old.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Baby easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does The Baby end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Baby scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Baby sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is The Baby 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.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise78

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Baby

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Baby

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Baby, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Baby, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Baby, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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