What is The Babadook?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox movie | name = The Babadook | image = | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Jennifer Kent]] | producer = Kristina Ceyton<br>Kristian Moliere | writer = Jennifer Kent | starring = [[Essie Davis]]<br>Noah Wiseman<br>Hayley McElhinney<br>[[Daniel Henshall]]<br>Barbara West<br>Ben Winspear | music = [[Jed Kurzel]] | cinematography = Radek Ladczuk | editing = Simon Njoo | studio = Causeway Films United Kingdom | distributor = [[Entertainment One]]<br>[[IFC Films]]<br>[[Icon Productions]] | released = {{Movie date|df=yes|2014|01|17|[[2014 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]|2014|05|22|Australia}} | runtime = 94&nbsp;minutes<ref>{{cite web|title=The Babadook|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/babadook-2014|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|access-date=5 January 2015|date=14 October 2014}}</ref> | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = $2 million | gross = $6.7 million<ref>{{cite web|title=The Babadook|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=babadook.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb.com, Inc|date=28 November 2014|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref> }} '''''The Babadook''''' is a 2014 [[United Kingdom|British]] [[psychological horror]] [[drama movie]], written and directed by [[Jennifer Kent]] as her directorial [[debut]].<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-11/sa-horror-film-the-babadook-may-make-a-profit-in-france-uk-us/5806648 SA horror film The Babadook to make a profit thanks to significant overseas success - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]</ref> It is about a woman and her son being tortured by an evil spirit based on a child's book. The movie stars [[Essie Davis]] and Noah Wiseman, while [[Daniel Henshall]], Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West, and Ben Winspear appear in supporting roles. ''The Babadook'' was produced by Causeway Films (Kristina Ceyton) and is bas