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The Babadook

The babadook

2014

Jennifer Kent

Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney ...

5.9

27,391

Horror. Thriller “Do you want to die?!” seven-year-old Samuel asks his stressed-out single mother, Amelia. She wonders if his question is a threat or a warning. After dealing with Samuel’s frantic tantrums his entire life, Amelia suspects that her son has begun directing his violent misbehavior toward her. However, after a dark and foreboding children’s book called Mister Babadook mysteriously appears on Samuel’s bookshelf, Amelia must decide if her son ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"Manages to deliver real, seat-grabbing jolts while also touching on more serious themes of loss, grief and other demons that can not be so easily vanquished."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"This psychological thriller from gifted first-time filmmaker Jennifer Kent will have you climbing the walls simply by plumbing the violence of the mind. Brace yourself. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"You will be scared. And also, perhaps even more scarily, moved"	POS
United Kingdom	Jordan Hoffman The Guardian	"One of the smartest and most effective horror films in years (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Impressive first film (...) This is a different kind of nail-biter that has less to do with demonic possession than with the renegade power of an untamed imagination."	POS
United States	Anthony Lane The New Yorker	"Let a law be passed, requiring all horror films to be made by female"	POS
United States	Joshua Rothkopf Time Out	"Actress-turned-debuting-feature-director Jennifer Kent has the narrative chutzpah to show her entire hand in the pop-up story and then make us squirm as foretold events come true. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"A really good debut feature (...) A small film that packs a horribly big punch."	POS
Spain	FilmAffinity	"The Exorcist" director William Friedkin says "The Babadook" is the scariest movie he’s ever seen.	POS

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