The Babadook

The Babadook

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

NR 2014 · 94 min · ★ 6.5 (7K) · Drama, Horror

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

Directed by Jennifer Kent · Written by Jennifer Kent

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