The Babadook (2014)

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Director:

Jennifer Kent

Writer:

Jennifer Kent (writer)

Release Date:

30 July 2014 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

If it's in a word. Or it's in a look. You can't get rid of ... The Babadook

Plot:

A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

Plot Keywords:

Book | Fear | Monster | Single Mother | Car Crash

Awards:

51 wins & 54 nominations

Cast

Essie Davis	...	Amelia
Noah Wiseman	...	Samuel
Hayley McElhinney	...	Claire
Daniel Henshall	...	Robbie
Barbara West	...	Mrs. Roach
Benjamin Winspear	...	Oskar (as Ben Winspear)
Chloe Hurn	...	Ruby
Jacquy Phillips	...	Beverly (as Jacqy Phillips)
Bridget Walters	...	Norma
Annie Batten	...	Old Woman in Corridor
Tony Mack	...	Principal
Carmel Johnson	...	Teacher
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight	...	Supermarket Mum (as Tiffany Lyndall Knight)
Lucy Hong	...	Supermarket Little Girl
Sophie Riggs	...	Checkout Chick
Lotte Crawford	...	Kissing Woman
Chris Roberts	...	Kissing Man
Terence Crawford	...	Doctor
Craig Behenna	...	Warren
Cathy Adamek	...	Prue
Stephen Sheehan	...	Magician (as Steven Sheehan)
Pippa Wanganeen	...	Eastern Suburbs Mum
Peta Shannon	...	Eastern Suburbs Mum
Michelle Nightingale	...	Eastern Suburbs Mum
Adam Morgan	...	Police Sergeant
Michael Gilmour	...	Young Policeman
Craig McArdle	...	Young Policeman
Alicia Zorkovic	...	Fast Food Mum
India Zorkovic	...	Fast Food Kid
Isla Zorkovic	...	Fast Food Kid
Charlie Crabtree	...	Fast Food Kid
Ethan Grabis	...	Fast Food Kid
Sophie Allan	...	Fast Food Kid
John Maurice	...	Car Guy
Tim Purcell	...	The Babadook
Hachi	...	Bugsy

Directed by
Jennifer Kent

Writing credits
Jennifer Kent		(writer)

Produced by
Pete Best	....	associate producer
Julie Byrne	....	line producer
Kristina Ceyton	....	producer
Jan Chapman	....	executive producer
Jeff Harrison	....	executive producer
Kristian Moliere	....	producer
Jonathan Page	....	executive producer
Michael Tear	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jed Kurzel

Cinematography by
Radek Ladczuk		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Simon Njoo

Casting by
Nikki Barrett

Production Design by
Alex Holmes

Art Direction by
Karen Hannaford
Alex Holmes

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Drake

Costume Design by
Heather Wallace

Makeup Department
Sue Carroll	....	hair stylist: second unit, Sydney
Sue Carroll	....	makeup artist: second unit, Sydney
Andrea Hall	....	casual makeup artist
Marion Lee	....	hair stylist
Marion Lee	....	makeup artist
Tracy Phillpot	....	hair supervisor
Tracy Phillpot	....	makeup supervisor
Jen Rossiter	....	casual makeup artist
Hannah Sinkinson	....	casual makeup artist

Production Management
Alexandra Blue	....	post-production producer
Kate Butler	....	post-production supervisor
Claire Yvonne Evans	....	production manager: second unit, Sydney
Joshua Jaeger	....	unit manager
Nicola Tate	....	senior post-production producer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kelly Carpenter	....	second assistant director
Dimitri Ellerington	....	first assistant director: second unit, Sydney
Jess Goninon	....	casual assistant director
Brad Lanyon	....	first assistant director
Lauren Wells-Jones	....	casual assistant director

Art Department
Jeremy Aubert	....	casual runner
Amy Baker	....	buyer
Amy Baker	....	set dresser
Lisa Campbell Harrap	....	art department work experience
Wesley Champion	....	puppet maker: second unit, Sydney
Richard Chataway	....	prop maker
Michael Cobbing	....	apprentice carpenter
Aimée-Lee Curran	....	art department assistant: second unit, Sydney (as Aimee-Lee X. Curran)
Michael Cusack	....	prop maker
Monique Fenech	....	brush hands
Stephanie Fisher	....	art department professional development
Stephanie Fisher	....	puppet maker
John Haratzis	....	scenic artist
Eddie Hendel	....	stand-by props: second unit, Sydney
Alex Juhasz	....	designer: book design and illustration
Leeth Keough	....	art department runner
Georgina Mills	....	art department professional development
Jessie Mills	....	casual buyer
Jessie Mills	....	casual set dresser
Ross Perkin	....	set designer
Yuri Poetzl	....	brush hands
Tim Purcell	....	art department assistant
Tim Purcell	....	prop maker
Conor Reid	....	art department assistant: second unit, Sydney
Kelly Rivett	....	art department assistant
Jared Spencer	....	casual carpenter
Paul Spencer	....	construction manager
Geoffrey Tarr	....	stand-by props (as Geoff Tarr)
Angus Henderson	....	art department attachment (uncredited)
Ric Huxholl	....	leading hand (uncredited)
Tristan Lucas	....	prop maker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Marco Arlotta	....	boom operator
Pete Best	....	adr mixer: Best Fx
Pete Best	....	dialogue editor
Pete Best	....	mixing facilities supervisor: Boom Sound @ Best Fx
Scott Illingworth	....	adr mixer: Best Fx
Des Kenneally	....	sound recordist
Frank Lipson	....	sound designer
Frank Lipson	....	sound effects editor
Andrew McGrath	....	adr mixer: Soundwaves
Alex Robertson	....	sound department intern
John Simpson	....	foley artist
Peter D. Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Pete Smith)
Richard Teague	....	location sound: second unit, Sydney
Tara Webb	....	adr mixer: Huzzah Sound
James Carroll	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Frank Lipson	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)
Robyn McFarlane	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
Ryan Squires	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
Belinda Trimboli	....	assistant foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dale Bamford	....	prosthetics supervisor
Justin Dix	....	prosthetics
Clint Dodd	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Mark Dickson	....	visual effects compositor
Mark Holman Harris	....	visual effects compositor
Mark McKenna	....	visual effects compositor
Marty Pepper	....	visual effects supervisor
Dale Roberts	....	managing director: KOJO
David Smith	....	visual effects artist
Angelo Caruso	....	title artist (uncredited)
Jack James Troisi	....	compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Dean Gould	....	stunt rigger: second unit, Sydney
Reg Roordink	....	stunt coordinator
Gordon Waddell	....	stunt driver: second unit, Sydney
Sharelle Starr	....	stund double: Amelia (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jordan Agutter	....	camera assistant: second unit
Jordan Agutter	....	electrics assistant: second unit
Adam Camporeale	....	camera assistant: second unit
Adam Camporeale	....	electrics assistant: second unit
Sam Chamberlain	....	third electrics
Maxx Corkindale	....	clapper loader
Maxx Corkindale	....	data wrangler
Chris Davies	....	grip: second unit, Sydney
Michael Fairbairn	....	additional camera operator: second unit, Sydney
Michael Fairbairn	....	data wrangler: second unit, Sydney
Hugh Freytag	....	best boy
Hugh Freytag	....	director of photography: second unit
David Gregan	....	focus puller: second unit
Frank Hruby	....	focus puller
Steven Hussey	....	casual electrician: work experience
Robertto Karas	....	gaffer
Stuart MacKenzie	....	titles photographer
Gerard Maher	....	first assistant camera: second unit, Sydney
Zac Murphy	....	gaffer: second unit, Sydney
Matt Nettheim	....	still photographer
Danny Philippou	....	casual electrician: work experience
Louis Puli	....	steadicam operator
Nima Nabili Rad	....	director of photography: second unit
John Smith	....	crane grip
Mike Smith	....	key grip
Mira Soulio	....	casual electrician: work experience
David Tang	....	focus puller: second unit
Michael Tessari	....	focus puller: second unit
Ben Walsh	....	grip
John Ward	....	best boy: second unit, Sydney
Nicholas Williams	....	video split: second unit, Sydney
Dimitri Zaunders	....	data wrangler: second unit, Sydney

Animation Department
Michael Cusack	....	consultant: stop motion animation

Casting Department
Natalie Wall	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Olivia Iacobelli	....	costume buyer
Olivia Iacobelli	....	costume stand-by
Vicki Nhieu	....	wardrobe assistant: second unit, Sydney
Kim O'Mallon	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Scott Heysen	....	data manager
Sean Lahiff	....	assembly editor
Sean Lahiff	....	assistant editor
Marty Pepper	....	digital intermediate colorist
Kaz Rassoulzadegan	....	assistant editor
David Gross	....	editorial services (uncredited)

Music Department
Andrew Kotatko	....	music supervisor
Ginger Kurzel	....	vocals
Jed Kurzel	....	music arranger
Jed Kurzel	....	music performer
Matt Lovell	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Peter Itsines	....	driver: low loader

Other crew
Sarah Abbey	....	location scout
Mark Andersson	....	electronic press kit
Olivia Beardsley	....	puppeteer: second unit, Sydney
Hilary Bell	....	script advisor
Ana Maria Belo	....	puppeteer: second unit, Sydney
James Boorman	....	title designer
Peita Breese	....	puppeteer: second unit, Sydney
Chris Chamberlin	....	unit publicist
Tom Ellis	....	carpenter
Mark Evans	....	location scout
Jakub Gaudasinski	....	interpreter: Polish
Vinh Giang	....	consultant: magician
Jesse Goninon	....	location scout
Brian Holland	....	insurance: Midland Insurance Brokers
Diane Katchmar	....	tutor: for Noah Wiseman
Mark Kraus	....	production accountant
Nik Lachajczak	....	stock footage
Roger Lamey	....	unit assistant
Brad Lanyon	....	location scout
Alfredo Leone	....	courtesy of: "I Tre Volti Della Paura" [Black Sabbath]
Alan Lloyd	....	studio services: Adelaide Studios
Katrina Lucas	....	electronic press kit
Canny Mak	....	dog wrangler
Sonya Marshall	....	caterer
Scott McDonald	....	location manager
Randall McGuire	....	stock footage
Bryce Menzies	....	legals: Marshalls & Dent Lawyers
Jo Mulcahy	....	studio services: Adelaide Studios
Michelle Newton	....	travel arranger: Travel Beyond
Talayna Moana Nikora	....	safety officer: second unit, Sydney
David Noakes	....	completion guarantor: FACB
Grant Noble	....	production accounting attachment
Oscar O'Bryan	....	legals: Marshalls & Dent Lawyers
Judi Oehme	....	production coordinator
Stephen Packer	....	director's assistant
Michael Philippou	....	production runner
Reg Roordink	....	safety supervisor
Kelvin Saik	....	production runner: second unit, Sydney
Gemma Salomon	....	production secretary
Joan Sauers	....	script advisor
Jillian Shapiro	....	chaperone: for Noah Wiseman
Taera Shroff	....	script supervisor
Jen Smart	....	post-production script
Corrie Soeterboek	....	completion guarantor: FACB
Olivia Beardsley	....	stand-in/body double (uncredited)
Michael Gilmour	....	voice stand-in (uncredited)
Adam Kersh	....	publicist: United States (uncredited)
Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten	....	script consultant (uncredited)

Thanks
Suzanne Adams	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Ian Astridge	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Aileen Aujard	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Edward Aujard	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Tom Auld	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Jacqui Banham	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Kathy Bildhauer	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance (as Kathi Bildhauer)
Christopher Borgmann	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Katrina Bosworth	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Michael Cleggett	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Martha Coleman	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Sue Collins	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Mike Cowap	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Kiki Dillon	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Kathleen Drumm	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Daniel Dubiecki	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Darcy Economos	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Leschele Economos	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Michele Lukea Esteves	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Claire Yvonne Evans	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Peter Eyers	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Angie Fielder	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Ryan Frost	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Elad Gavish	....	special thanks
Laura Gorun	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
David Gross	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Carina Gun	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Dalvyn Hale	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Elizabeth Hamilton	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Indi Hampton	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Miranda Hampton	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Richard Harris	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Annelie Hehn	....	special thanks
Brigitte Hehn	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Brigitte Hehn	....	special thanks
Jochen Hehn	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Jochen Hehn	....	special thanks
Juergen Hehn	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Renate Hehn	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Sonia Heinen	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Katrin Heuser	....	special thanks
James Hewison	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Jonathan Holmes	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Matilda Holmes	....	special thanks
Patrick Holmes	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Rachel Holmes	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Shaun Hoyt	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Tim Humphries	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Celia Ireland	....	special thanks
Samantha Jennings	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Chris Jolliffe	....	special thanks
Tiffany Katchmar	....	special thanks
Alex Keay	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Justin Kurzel	....	special thanks
Ignacy Ladczuk	....	special thanks
Kasia Ladczuk	....	special thanks
Dexter Lanyon	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Mark Lazarus	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Paul Macionis	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance, Foxtel Australia
Greg Marsh	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Brock Martin	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Rodd Martin	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
John Maynard	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Lynne Vincent McCarthy	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Roy McClurg	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Kath McIntyre	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Julian Meagher	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Virginia Mesiti	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Katarina Miller	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Alexei Mizin	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Emily Moliere	....	special thanks
Matilda Moliere	....	special thanks
Nerida Moore	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Belinda Mravicic	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Gabriella Muir	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Damian Nixey	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Ann Norgren Holmes	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Viron Papadopoulos	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Mark Parsons	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Carla Petermann	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Gerd Petermann	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Luke Phillips	....	special thanks
Halcyon Pratt	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Eldercare Kirkholme Residents	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Neil Richards	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Suzanne Richards	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Vuk Rsumovic	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Julie Ryan	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Viv Scanu	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Bernd Schmitz-Draeger	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Claudia Schmitz-Draeger	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Tali Shalom-Ezer	....	special thanks
Jillian Shapiro	....	special thanks
Lisa Shaunessy	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Megan Simpson Hubermann	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Katherine Slattery	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Kirsty Stark	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Tom Stoppard	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Torus Tammer	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Horatio Thoms	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Brett Thornquest	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Brian Trenchard-Smith	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Natalie Venning	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Caroline Verge	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Lance Weiler	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Naomi Wenck	....	special thanks
Alex White	....	the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
Jeffrey Whitmarsh	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters
Judy Wilson	....	special thanks
Mary Zaszlos	....	huge thank you: to our KICKSTARTER supporters

Production Companies

• Screen Australia (presents)
• Causeway Films (presents)
• South Australian Film Corporation, The (in association with)
• Smoking Gun Productions (in association with)
• Entertainment One (in association with)

Distributors

• Capelight Pictures (2015) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Cinecolor Films (2015) (Peru) (theatrical)
• Feelgood Entertainment (2015) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2014) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2014) (USA) (theatrical)
• IFC Midnight (2014) (USA) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2014) (UK) (theatrical)
• Sundance Selects (2014) (USA) (theatrical)
• Westec Media Limited (2014) (Cambodia) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch (2014) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch (2014) (France) (theatrical)
• A-Film Benelux MSD (2015) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Benelux MSD (2015) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Alambique Filmes (2014) (Portugal) (all media) (as Alambique Destilaria de Ideias Unipessoal)
• Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2015) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
• Aurum Producciones (2015) (Spain) (all media)
• Calinos Films (2014) (Turkey) (all media)
• Capelight Pictures (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
• Capelight Pictures (2015) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Entertainment One (2014) (Canada) (all media)
• Entertainment One (2015) (Spain) (all media)
• Feelgood Entertainment (2015) (Greece) (DVD) (blu-ray)
• Film1 (2015) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Icon Home Entertainment (2015) (UK) (DVD)
• Icon Home Entertainment (2015) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Mongkol Major (2014) (Thailand) (all media)
• Pratama Film (2014) (Indonesia) (all media)
• Scream Factory (2015) (USA) (DVD) (DVD and Blu-ray)
• Transformer (2015) (Japan) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (all media)
• WOWOW Cinema (2015) (Japan) (TV)

Special Effects

• Wicked of Oz Studios (prosthetics)
• Kojo (uncredited)

Other Companies

• Alison Barrett Casting  casting (as Barrett Casting)
• Anifex Pty. Ltd.  prop makers (as Anifex)
• Director's Cut Adelaide  catering (as Director's Cut)
• Encyclopedia of Magic  consultant: magician
• Pop Culture  unit publicity
• Words on Time  post-production script
• Who Dares  traffic control
• Best FX (Boom Sound)  sound mixing facility (as Boom Sound @ Best Fx)
• Feet 'n Frames  foley (as Feet n Frames)
• Best FX (Boom Sound)  adr studio (as Best Fx)
• Soundwaves  adr studio
• Huzzah Sound  adr studio
• Ivy League Music  music publishing
• Forgotten Valley Studios  music mix
• Kojo  offline facilities (as KOJO, Adelaide)
• Definition Films  offline facilities (as Definition Films, Sydney)
• Kojo  post-production facility (as KOJO)
• Technicolor Thailand  laboratory services
• Adelaide Studios  studio
• Gear Head  camera equipment (as Gearhead)
• Excel Network Rent A Car  car and van hire (as Excel Network Car Hire)
• Masonfilm Pty  production vehicles: makeup and wardrobe van (as MasonFilm Pty Ltd)
• Travel Beyond  travel
• Marshalls & Dent  legal (as Marshalls & Dent Lawyers)
• First Australian Completion Bond Company (FACB)  completion guarantor (as FACB)
• Midland Insurance Brokers  insurance
• Freeway CAM B.V.  collection agency
• Berlin Talent Project Market  the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
• FOXTEL  the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance (as Foxtel Australia)
• Method Studios  the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
• Red Apple Camera Rentals  the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
• Solitaire Automotive Group  the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
• SPA Amart  the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance
• Binger Filmlab  special thanks
• Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten (VFF)  the filmmakers wish to thank: for their support and assistance (as VFF - Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten)
• International Media Films  courtesy of: "I Tre Volti Della Paura" [Black Sabbath]
• Lobster Films  courtesy of: "Eclipse de Soleil en Plein Lune", 'Livre Magique", "Dislocation Mysterieuse", "Faust aux Enfers", "Un Homme de Tete", "Cake-walk Infernal" (as Lobster Films Paris)
• Fauna Productions  courtesy of: "Skippy The Bush Kangaroo"
• Alpha Video  stock footage
• Buyout Footage  stock footage
• Cable News Network (CNN)  stock footage (as CNN)
• Danoz Direct  stock footage
• ITN Source  stock footage
• Shutterstock.com  stock footage (as Shutterstock)
• T3Media  stock footage
• Medici Society  stock footage (as The Medici Society Limited)
• Magnum Photos  artwork courtesy of: "Theatre Character" & "Woman in Paris" by Josef Koudelka (as Magnum)
• Snapper Media  artwork courtesy of: "Theatre Character" & "Woman in Paris" by Josef Koudelka
• Magnum Photos  artwork courtesy of: "Composer" by Constantine Manos (as Magnum)
• Snapper Media  artwork courtesy of: "Composer" by Constantine Manos
• Magnum Photos  artwork courtesy of: "Birds in the Park" by Bruce Davidson (as Magnum)
• Snapper Media  artwork courtesy of: "Birds in the Park" by Bruce Davidson
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix: Dolby Digital
• Bearcage Productions  acknowledgement (as Bearcage)
• Waking Dream Productions  developed with the assistance of
• Screen Australia Enterprise Program, The  developed with the assistance of
• Screen NSW  developed with the assistance of (as NSW Government / Screen NSW)
• Binger Filmlab  developed with the assistance of
• South Australian Film Corporation, The  financed with the assistance of (as South Australian Film Corporation)
• Screen Australia  principal investor (as Australian Government / Screen Australia)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Australia | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS (5.1 surround)

Certification:

Australia:M | Canada:14A | France:12 | Germany:16 | Ireland:15 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:16 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 | Thailand:15 | UK:15 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Company:

Screen Australia

Trivia:

This is Jennifer Kent's first feature length film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Amelia is screaming at the Babadook after the picture on the dresser falls over, the black frame on the wall to the left of her head is noticeably slanted, but when she is shown again the frame is perfectly straight. When Amelia says "You're trespassing in my house!" the same frame falls. A few seconds later, when she is shown again, it is back on the wall. Then right after they show Sam hugging Amelia from behind the frame is gone again.

Quotes:

Samuel:[from trailer] DON'T LET IT IN!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "You're the Worst: Spooky Sunday Funday (#2.8)" (2015)

Soundtrack:

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

Whether you like it or not , this movie will take you places you don't want to go.

It's not a typical horror movie and that's also what makes it great. There are some bad reviews here but what I always do is check out the reviewers... I pick one that said the film was horrible and one that said it was great. A quick check on their profile and looking at their other reviews helps give me some perspective on their taste. For example one of the bad reviewers on here enjoyed the movie Jessabelle. While not an awful movie. It's also a movie for dumb people. Simple and easy to understand and nothing really spectacular goes on. The acting is mediocre and the script predictable. It's like a high school film. She also gave Night at the Museum 10 stars. So you can tell she is probably a teenager. I do that with just about every movie I watch on Netflix. To help me not waste time. It's amazing because there are a ton of great movies that get average ratings here, and a ton of average movies that get really high ratings here. Like The Conjuring. That got very high ratings and it just wasn't that great. It was good but not a stand out. America has really really bad taste in film. Actually, in just about every genre of art. We have zero culture , and the rest of the world considers us it's blonde cousin for a reason. We are the dumbest nation in the world. But if a movie gets really high reviews here and those reviews are overwhelmingly good, you can bet it's a pretty good movie. At the least well made and entertaining. This movie stands out for a few reasons and here are the reasons it stood out for me . Because it is totally original. And it's so candid about parenthood.. Any parent can relate to this film, esp if they have kids with "issues" or that have been through a lot in their small lives. It captured perfectly the slightly troubled child. I too think that it showed what I know I've experienced as a single mom with two kids .. That need for space that you just don't get. The need for adult interaction that you also don't get if you don't allow yourself it. So there is a deep well here for character study and relationship dynamics.. I mean deep as in horror movies. So, on top of that the movie is freaky and strange and frightening . This is by far way more of a mind f*** than any Rob Zombie movie for me. A lot of people Really appreciate that kind of movie , like The Hills Have Eyes. They want the most disturbing , cruel , disgusting things to watch. I'm not them . I have to believe a movie for it to be put in the good box. Although those movies are entertainment , they also are like a prank in a way . Like all the directors got together for a game of Spin the Bottle and the ones that made like the Texas Chainsaw films asked for Dare. This movie isn't going to appeal to kids. , isn't going to appeal to the Hills Have Eyes fan club, the people that don't like to expend any energy on thinking , or just in general have short and shallow attention spans that they really a can't focus on anything that isn't doing something horrible is happening.