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Rating: 8.5 stars

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All movies seen on 04/25/2014

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The Babadook (2014)

Directed by Jennifer Kent

Horror

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Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 94 minutes

Actors

Essie Davis | Noah Wiseman | Hayley McElhinney | Daniel Henshall | Barbara West | Benjamin Winspear | Cathy Adamek | Craig Behenna | Hachi | Tim Purcell | Chloe Hurn | Jacquy Phillips | Bridget Walters | Adam Morgan | Pippa Wanganeen | Peta Shannon | Michelle Nightingale | Tony Mack | Carmel Johnson | Michael Gilmour | Craig McArdle | Terence Crawford | Tiffany Lyndall-Knight | Lucy Hong | Sophie Riggs | John Maurice | Stephen Sheehan | Alicia Zorkovic | Lotte Crawford | Chris Roberts | Annie Batten | India Zorkovic | Isla Zorkovic | Charlie Crabtree | Ethan Grabis | Sophie Allan

Viewing History (seen 3 times)

Viewing Notes

First film to kickoff the 2nd Annual Stanley Film Festival and it’s a winner! This ended up being my favorite film of day one. Great atmospheric horror that suggests way more than it ever shows which made it spine-tinglingly creepy. The actors who portray the mother and son were both excellent, especially the mother, whose transformation as she descends into nightmare is chillingly believable.

This movie really speaks to parents as most have gone through similar trials while raising small children.

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