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The Babadook

2014 film directed by Jennifer Kent
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Summary

The Babadook is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,636 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: AACTA Award for Best Film[3], AACTA Award for Best Direction[4], AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay[5]
  • Director: Jennifer Kent[6]
  • Screenwriter: Jennifer Kent[7]
  • Composer: Jed Kurzel[8]
  • Genre: horror film[9], drama film[10]
  • Cast member: Essie Davis[11], Hayley McElhinney[12], Daniel Henshall[13], Benjamin Winspear[14], Terence Crawford[15]
  • Production company: Screen Australia[16]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[17]
  • Commons category: The Babadook[18]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[19]
  • Review score: 98%[20], 8.2/10[21], 86/100[22]
  • Color: color[23]
  • Country of origin: Australia[24], Canada[25]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2014[26], May 7, 2015[27], February 8, 2018[28]
  • Distributed by: Lionsgate Canada[29], Netflix[30], Fandango at Home[31]
  • Narrative location: Australia[32]
  • Official website: http://thebabadook.com/[33]
  • Main subject: parental mental illness[34], death of subject's partner[35], psychological trauma[36], coming to terms with the past[37], motherhood[38], parent–child relationship[39], coping[40], mourning[41], child abuse[42], behavioral disorder[43], single parent[44]
  • Described by source: BBC's The 100 greatest films directed by women[45], Women Make Film[46]
  • Nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Film[47], AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[48], AACTA Award for Best Direction[49], AACTA Award for Best Editing[50], AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay[51], AACTA Award for Best Production Design[52]
  • Executive producer: Jan Chapman[53]
  • Title: The Babadook[54]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[55]
  • Duration: 94[56]
  • NMHH film rating: Category V[57]

Why It Matters

The Babadook has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did The Babadook receive?

Honors received include AACTA Award for Best Film[3], AACTA Award for Best Direction[4], and AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay[5].

Related Entities

Australia Canada film Netflix

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → horror film, drama film
    Distribution format → video on demand
    Nominated for → AACTA Award for Best Film, AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, AACTA Award for Best Direction +3
    Distributed by → Lionsgate Canada, Netflix, Fandango at Home
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