98%Tomatometer
72%Popcornmeter
Storyline
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
Released
5/22/2014
Runtime
1h 34min
Director
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$10,300,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Screen Australia, Smoking Gun Productions, Causeway Films, South Australian Film Corporation, Entertainment One
Cast
Essie Davis
Amelia Vanek
Noah Wiseman
Samuel Vanek
Hayley McElhinney
Claire
Daniel Henshall
Robbie
Barbara West
Gracie Roach
Ben Winspear
Oskar Vanek
Cathy Adamek
Prue
Craig Behenna
Warren
Hachi
Bugsy
Tim Purcell
The Babadook
Chloe Hurn
Ruby
Jacquy Phillips
Beverly
Bridget Walters
Norma
Adam Morgan
Sergeant
Pippa Wanganeen
Eastern Suburbs Mum 1
Peta Shannon
Eastern Suburbs Mum 2
Michelle Nightingale
Eastern Suburbs Mum 3
Tony Mack
Principal
Carmel Johnson
Teacher
Michael Gilmour
Young Policeman 1
Craig McArdle
Young Policeman 2
Terence Crawford
Doctor
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight
Supermarket Mum
Lucy Hong
Supermarket Little Girl
Sophie Riggs
Checkout Chick
John Maurice
Car Guy
Stephen Sheehan
Magician
Alicia Zorkovic
Fast Food Mum
Lotte Crawford
Kissing Woman
Chris Roberts
Kissing Man
Annie Batten
Old Woman in Corridor
India Zorkovic
Fast Food Kid 1
Isla Zorkovic
Fast Food Kid 2
Charlie Crabtree
Fast Food Kid 3
Ethan Grabis
Fast Food Kid 4
Sophie Allan
Fast Food Kid 5
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