Where to watch The Babadook in the United States
The Babadook (2014) is streaming on Apple TV+. Also available to free on Kanopy.
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You can watch The Babadook (2014) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
Forget jump scares for the sake of cheap thrills. This psychological nightmare uses a pop-up book monster to manifest the suffocating, jagged edges of unresolved grief.
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Director
Jennifer Kent
Cast
Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, Ben Winspear, Cathy Adamek, Craig Behenna, Hachi, Tim Purcell
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The Babadook
You can watch The Babadook (2014) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
6.5/10
RT Critics
98%
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Director
Jennifer Kent
Cast
Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, Ben Winspear, Cathy Adamek, Craig Behenna, Hachi, Tim Purcell
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