Amazon Video
Our take
Big Baby follows a horror writer whose nightmares blur into real scares. Available to rent on major platforms; listed unrated but festival notes compare it to R-level horror. Expect frequent f-word dialogue, social drinking, suicide references in podcast banter, and slasher-style tension with a baby-mask killer. Best for older teens who handle meta horror and strong language
Uplifting themes
Creative passion appears, but cynicism dominates
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Story (may spoil tone)
A nightmare involving a maniac killer in a baby mask serves as inspiration for horror screenwriter Adam Lewis's new script. As more nightmares, visions, and real life terror being to challenge Adam's sanity, he finds himself in a desperate struggle to control his writing, his reality, and who will be Big Baby's next victim.
Details
Violence Murder talk, blood references, and knife standoffs build slasher-style…
Murder talk, blood references, and knife standoffs build slasher-style tension
Language Near-constant f-word and s-word use in writer and podcast scenes
Near-constant f-word and s-word use in writer and podcast scenes
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol Beer and wine come up at parties and casual hangouts
Beer and wine come up at parties and casual hangouts
Frightening Baby-mask killer visions, nightmares, and reality-blur dread run throug…
Baby-mask killer visions, nightmares, and reality-blur dread run throughout
Self-harm / suicide Podcast insults and late dialogue reference suicide
Podcast insults and late dialogue reference suicide
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Knife threats and ax references; gore tone varies by scene
Knife threats and ax references; gore tone varies by scene
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health Writer sanity and nightmare anxiety drive the plot
Writer sanity and nightmare anxiety drive the plot
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Talk after watching
- Adam writes scary stories for a living. Where is the line between fiction and fear?
- Podcast hosts trade cruel jokes online. How does internet cruelty affect real people?
- The film mixes comedy and horror. When does dark humor stop feeling safe?