The Babadook (2014)
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Great acting, and an overall very good movie! Highly recommended if you are interested in the depiction of mental illness. I don't want to go into a detailed review, but this was one of those movies which was made with love and care for the details. It reminded me a little bit to Jacob's Ladder and Black Swan. This means you should expect a psychological horror film,... read more
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"A single mother who is mourning the death of her husband, has her already unsteady life throw more off balance when her six year son begins to see a monster in the darkness of their home. Soon after the boy identifies the creature as "Mister Babadook", life in the household is thrown asunder as strange occurrences starts to accumulate, throwing momma's mental into a downward spiral of madness. While I admit that the overall quality of scary cinema has really risen in the past few years, the t"

"9.1. 2021 A single mother living with her problematic son has to deal with her psychological traumas after her husband died. "The Babadook" isn't an especially unique psychological horror film but it deals with serious issues like a loss of loved one in a mature and admirably straight-forward way. The film also keeps viewers on their toes all the time."

"Often Hated For: Its focus on psychological horror instead of visceral horror, the "annoying kid", and being called the best horror movie (instant way to get people to oppose a movie). Reason I Love It: The movie is legitimate psychological horror masterpiece that actually introduces a monster of that ilk that is not solely restricted to the realm of thought. I loved this aspect of the movie and it explained away all the issues people had with the kid and mother's behavior. Their terrible copin"