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The Babadook
2014
· Movie
· 94 min
C
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2386
- IMDb #2586
- Google retired #3374
- Rotten Tomatoes #1092
- Metacritic #471
- Letterboxd #2961
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #86
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2401
- Metacritic Critics #330
- Metacritic Audience #1152
- Criticker #1447
- Douban #2046
- Kinopoisk #5237
- AlloCiné #3597
- Trakt #3146
Every rating
52–98
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98. Critics average 92, everyone else 65.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A grieving widow and her young son are terrorized by a sinister presence that emerges from the pages of a mysterious children's book called "Mister Babadook." The mother must confront her deepest fears and the monster that threatens to consume her and her child.
Details
- Director
- Jennifer Kent
- Writer
- Jennifer Kent
- Released
- 22 May 2014
- Country
- Australia, Canada
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box office
- $10.3M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 23 →9 wins from 23 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Awards 2014 | Best Young Actor | Noah Wiseman | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2014 | Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | The Babadook | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2014 | Best Original Screenplay | Jennifer Kent | Winner |
| AACTA Awards 2014 | Best Actress | Essie Davis | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2014 | Best Editing | Simon Njoo | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2014 | Best Production Design | Alex Holmes | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2014 | Best Film | Kristina Ceyton and Kristian Molière | Winner |
| AACTA Awards 2014 | Best Direction | Jennifer Kent | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | The Babadook | Nominee |
| Best Young Actor | Noah Wiseman | Nominee |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Essie Davis | Winner |
| Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video Film | Jennifer Kent | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Jennifer Kent | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Noah Wiseman | Winner |
AACTA Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Direction | Jennifer Kent | Winner |
| Best Film | Kristina Ceyton and Kristian Molière | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Jennifer Kent | Winner |
| Best Actress | Essie Davis | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Simon Njoo | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Alex Holmes | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Horror | The Babadook | Winner |
| Best Female Newcomer | Essie Davis | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Feature | Kristina Ceyton Kristian Molière | Winner |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Essie Davis | Nominee |
| Best Horror Film | Kristina Ceyton and Kristian Molière | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Noah Wiseman | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Essie Davis | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough | Jennifer Kent | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Essie Davis | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Essie Davis | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Essie Davis | Nominee |