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The Baby
🎬 Movie

The Baby

1973 · 84 min Horror Thriller
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

A social worker who recently lost her husband investigates the strange Wadsworth family. The Wadsworths might not seem too unusual to hear about them at first - consisting of the mother, two grown daughters and the diaper-clad, bottle-sucking baby. The problem is, the baby is twenty-one years old.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film builds dread methodically, layer by layer. Genre tools are used skillfully — no cheap jump scares, relying instead on genuine unease.

Worth watching for those tired of predictable horror. There's character and internal logic here. If you want quick adrenaline — better choose something else.

For those who want films that work with feeling rather than plot mechanics.

Director: Ted Post

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: A dark evening when the house is quiet. Headphones mandatory — the sound is half the film.

🎭 Cast

Anjanette Comer

Anjanette Comer

Ann Gentry

Susanne Zenor

Susanne Zenor

Alba Wadsworth

Ruth Roman

Ruth Roman

Mrs. Wadsworth

Marianna Hill

Marianna Hill

Germaine Wadsworth

Tod Andrews

Tod Andrews

Doctor

Michael Pataki

Michael Pataki

Dennis

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David Mooney

Baby Wadsworth

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Beatrice Manley

Judith

Virginia Vincent

Virginia Vincent

(uncredited)

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