The Babadook
2014 · 94 min · Drama / Horror · TMDB 6.5
The short version:A grieving single mother, a difficult kid, and a pop-up book. Builds dread through sleep deprivation; the real horror is parental rage. The dog does not make it.
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Scare profile
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Scary4
Not scaryExtreme
Dread4
RelaxedSuffocating
Jump scares2
NoneConstant
Disturbing3
ForgettableHaunts you
Grim3
Fun ridePunishing
Synopsis
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
What is in it
Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.
Violence & gore
- Graphic goreBriefeditorial
Children & pregnancy
- Child in dangerHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- The mother threatens and attacks her own child while possessed.
Animals
- Animal harmed or killedHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- The family dog is killed on screen by a parent.
Mental health & grief
- Grief & bereavementHeavyeditorial
- Mental illnessHeavyeditorial
Abuse & bigotry
- Domestic abuseModerateeditorial
Phobias & sensory
- Car crashBriefeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- The husband's death in a car crash is shown in flashback.
- Spiders & insectsBriefeditorial