The Babadook fingerprintA , horror movie: , .
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In the United States, The Babadook streams on Philo, AMC+, YouTube TV, Shudder, and Sundance Now, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 46 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, and Metacritic 86). Critics rate it higher (92 out of 100) than audiences (72).
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.
Yes, a big one: it cost about $2 million to make and earned $10 million worldwide, 5.2 times its budget.
TV Tropes lists 114 tropes for it, including Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth, Mental Monster, and Madness Mantra.
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