
The Babadook(2014)
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.


A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.

Kate Burton
Barbara

Colby Minifie
Megan

Neil Sandilands
The Man

Vaughn Armstrong
Robert

Mia Ellis
Nikki

Pete Ploszek
Young Robert

Chelsea Alden
Young Barbara
Riley Rose Critchlow
Lacey

Lola Kelly
Alexa
Alaina Pollack
Young Megan
The Surrender is a drama, horror film released in 2025. Directed by Julia Max, it stars Kate Burton, Colby Minifie, Neil Sandilands. A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
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