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I kept finding "unrated" and R ratings for the film ... couldn't find it on CARA but BBFC rated it 15:

15 | British Board of Film Classification

And From IMDB:

The Babadook (2014) - Parents Guide - IMDb

The Wikipedia article talks about how the actor who played the son was protected during production:

"A script reading was not done due to Noah Wiseman's age at the time—six years old—and Kent focused on bonding, playing games, and lots of time spent with the actors in which they became more familiar with one another. Pre-production occurred in Adelaide and lasted three weeks and, during this time, Kent conveyed a "kiddie" version of the narrative to Wiseman."

"Kent described the filming process as "stressful" because of Wiseman's age. Kent explained "So I really had to be focused. We needed double the time we had." Wiseman's mother was on set and a "very protective, loving environment" was created.[6] Kent explained after the release of the film that Wiseman was protected throughout the entire project: "During the reverse shots where Amelia was abusing Sam verbally, we had Essie [Davis] yell at an adult stand-in on his knees. I didn't want to destroy a childhood to make this film—that wouldn't be fair."

Of course she doesn't have control over when he might see the film.

I remember Vivien Lee talking about the effect of seeing her on-screen murder in Psycho:

"Leigh was so traumatized by the film's iconic shower scene that she went to great lengths to avoid showers for the rest of her life."

<blockquote data-quote="smcder" data-source="post: 215570">I kept finding &quot;unrated&quot; and R ratings for the film ... couldn&#039;t find it on CARA but BBFC rated it 15:<a href="http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15" target="_blank">15 | British Board of Film Classification</a>And From IMDB:<a href="http://m.imdb.com/title/tt2321549/parentalguide" target="_blank">The Babadook (2014) - Parents Guide - IMDb</a>The Wikipedia article talks about how the actor who played the son was protected during production:&quot;A script reading was not done due to Noah Wiseman&#039;s age at the time—six years old—and Kent focused on bonding, playing games, and lots of time spent with the actors in which they became more familiar with one another. Pre-production occurred in Adelaide and lasted three weeks and, during this time, Kent conveyed a &quot;kiddie&quot; version of the narrative to Wiseman.&quot;&quot;Kent described the filming process as &quot;stressful&quot; because of Wiseman&#039;s age. Kent explained &quot;So I really had to be focused. We needed double the time we had.&quot; Wiseman&#039;s mother was on set and a &quot;very protective, loving environment&quot; was created.<a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babadook#cite_note-Den-6" target="_blank">[6]</a> Kent explained after the release of the film that Wiseman was protected throughout the entire project: &quot;During the reverse shots where Amelia was abusing Sam verbally, we had Essie [Davis] yell at an adult stand-in on his knees. I didn&#039;t want to destroy a childhood to make this film—that wouldn&#039;t be fair.&quot;Of course she doesn&#039;t have control over when he might see the film.I remember Vivien Lee talking about the effect of seeing her on-screen murder in Psycho:&quot;Leigh was so traumatized by the film&#039;s iconic shower scene that she went to great lengths to avoid showers for the rest of her life.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="smcder, post: 215570"] I kept finding "unrated" and R ratings for the film ... couldn't find it on CARA but BBFC rated it 15: [url="http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15"]15 | British Board of Film Classification[/url] And From IMDB: [url="http://m.imdb.com/title/tt2321549/parentalguide"]The Babadook (2014) - Parents Guide - IMDb[/url] The Wikipedia article talks about how the actor who played the son was protected during production: "A script reading was not done due to Noah Wiseman's age at the time—six years old—and Kent focused on bonding, playing games, and lots of time spent with the actors in which they became more familiar with one another. Pre-production occurred in Adelaide and lasted three weeks and, during this time, Kent conveyed a "kiddie" version of the narrative to Wiseman." "Kent described the filming process as "stressful" because of Wiseman's age. Kent explained "So I really had to be focused. We needed double the time we had." Wiseman's mother was on set and a "very protective, loving environment" was created.[URL='http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babadook#cite_note-Den-6'][6][/URL] Kent explained after the release of the film that Wiseman was protected throughout the entire project: "During the reverse shots where Amelia was abusing Sam verbally, we had Essie [Davis] yell at an adult stand-in on his knees. I didn't want to destroy a childhood to make this film—that wouldn't be fair." Of course she doesn't have control over when he might see the film. I remember Vivien Lee talking about the effect of seeing her on-screen murder in Psycho: "Leigh was so traumatized by the film's iconic shower scene that she went to great lengths to avoid showers for the rest of her life." [/QUOTE]

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