Motherhood! It’s terrifying! And there’s arguably no other movie that makes this case better than 2014’s The Babadook.
The movie from writer-director Jennifer Kent was heralded by critic Glenn Kenny as “the finest and most genuinely provocative horror movie to emerge this century” and was lauded by the general public as well.
It’s been a decade since The Babadook premiered at Sundance, and seven years since he became a gay icon, and to commemorate the occasion the movie is heading back to theaters, replete with a recorded Q&A with Kent about the feature.
If you missed the film the first time around, here’s its official synopsis:
Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia (Essie Davis) is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her “out of control” six-year-old, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), a son she finds impossible to love. 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. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son’s behavior, is forced to medicate him. But 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.
The re-release of The Babadook hits theaters on September 19, 2024. Tickets go on sale on August 14, and you can but them at the link here.
While you wait for its return (or did it ever leave…), check out the new trailer IFCFilms put out to celebrate the occasion.
