Dawning vs The Babadook
Dawning has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.5/10 for The Babadook). The Babadook is the older of the two (2014 against 2025). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dawning
The Babadook| Dawning | The Babadook | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2014 |
| Length | – | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror | Drama, Horror |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Patrik Syversen | Jennifer Kent |
| Main cast | Silje Storstein, Thorbjørn Harr, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen, Steinar Klouman Hallert, Marte Magnusdotter Solem | Daniel Henshall, Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West |
Synopsis
Dawning
Three sisters who have withdrawn to their family’s vacation home in the wake of the youngest sister’s second suicide attempt. When news reaches them that their abusive mother has passed, the two elder sisters decide not to tell the youngest, to spare her the burden. Things begin to unravel when a mysterious man shows up on the property
The Babadook
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
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