How to Be Really Bad

How to Be Really Bad

Directed by Marco Petry

Produced by Wild Bunch Germany

2018100 min6.6 / 10

A lighthearted fantasy-comedy about a teenage devil's daughter navigating Earth and moral mischief, balancing supernatural premise with coming-of-age humor and heart.

The life of 14-year-old Lilith is similar to that of a normal teenager, but there is a peculiarity: she is the daughter of the devil and lives with him in hell. Because she is totally bored there and also wants to have fun and explore the world, she makes a pact with her father: she is allowed to go to earth for a week - but she has to convert a good person to evil there. If she succeeds in this challenge, she may stay on earth forever, otherwise she'll be waving a hell of a boring job in the bookkeeping of the underworld.

Questions people ask

  • Is How to Be Really Bad sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is How to Be Really Bad easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is How to Be Really Bad scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is How to Be Really Bad violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does How to Be Really Bad end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

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59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity65

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise64

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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