This film has a 98%
percent positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia
(Essie Davis) is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her 'out of control' 6
year-old, Samuel (Noah Wiseman); Samuel's dreams are plagued by a monster he
believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called 'The
Babadook' turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the
creature he's been dreaming about. His hallucinations spiral out of control, he
becomes more unpredictable and violent. When Amelia begins to see glimpses of a
sinister presence all around her, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel
has been warning her about may be real.