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MOVIE REVIEW

The Babadook / 2014

If it's in a word, or it's in a look, you can't get rid of...

6.5 / 10 (6,380 votes)
15
94 minutes
DIRECTOR Jennifer Kent
WRITERS Jennifer Kent
CAST Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, Ben Winspear, Cathy Adamek, Craig Behenna, Hachi, Tim Purcell, Chloe Hurn, Jacquy Phillips, Bridget Walters, Adam Morgan, Pippa Wanganeen
PRODUCTION Screen Australia, Smoking Gun Productions, Causeway Films, South Australian Film Corporation, Entertainment One
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REVIEW & SYNOPSIS

Sinopsis

The Babadook adalah sebuah Drama, Horror yang dirilis pada tahun 2014. “If it’s in a word, or it’s in a look, you can’t get rid of…” Film ini disutradarai oleh Jennifer Kent dan dibintangi oleh Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West.

The Babadook menghadirkan cerita yang mendalam tentang perjuangan, konflik, dan resolusi yang memukau. Dengan alur yang terstruktur dengan baik, film ini berhasil membawa penonton dalam pengalaman sinematik yang tak terlupakan.

Dari segi teknis, The Babadook menawarkan sinematografi yang memanjakan mata, tata suara yang imersif, serta akting yang meyakinkan dari para pemerannya.

Secara keseluruhan, The Babadook adalah Drama yang layak masuk dalam daftar tontonan Anda. Film ini tidak hanya menghibur tetapi juga memberikan pesan moral yang mendalam.

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COMMUNITY REVIEWS FROM TMDB

John Chard Avatar
John Chard 10/10
November 19, 2014

Ba Ba-Ba Dook! Dook! Dook! The Babadook is written and directed by Jennifer Kent. It stars Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall and Hayley McElhinney. Music is by Jed Kurzel and cinematography by Radek Ladczuk. Amelia is a single mother still haunted by the violent death of her husband, she is trying to deal with her young son Samuel's fear of a monster in the house. Initially tolerating it as a flight of fancy, the arrival of a book in the youngster's bedroom called Mr. Babadook, signals the start of a sinister presence that she herself can begin to fear...

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Gimly 6/10
December 18, 2019

The best pure-horror of the year. But that's not saying much. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.

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r96sk 7/10
July 10, 2020

'The Babadook' is a well done horror film, one that is most definitely creepy. I would've liked more from the monster and how it works, though the film does give you enough and certainly does a fine job at building up the atmosphere of uneasiness that the thing produces. One great part I noticed is the sound editing, which is astutely crafted throughout. Essie Davis does terrific in the role of Amelia, she shows every emotion that her character is feeling nicely - I felt her pain initially with the kid, too. Noah Wiseman plays her son, Samuel. He is...

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MovieGuys 7/10
February 18, 2024

The Babadook is one of those elusive horror films, that's open to broad interpretation. My personal feeling have watched the whole film in the context of the single mothers predicament, is the real monster is the spectre of domestic abuse. Abuse that happens when a fundamentally decent person, is pushed too far by life and circumstance. I will warn you, this film is most definitely not for everyone. If, like me, you don't like films, that emulate the abuse of animals, you might want to give this one a hard pass. That said, there is a lot to like in...

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