Does The Bad Seed end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Bad Seed scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Bad Seed easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Bad Seed violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Bad Seed

Name: The Bad Seed
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Released: 1956
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden

Talk all you want about the man and the woman -- but please don't tell about the girl!

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

1956129 min7.1 / 10

A dark psychological thriller that explores the horror of evil concealed within a seemingly perfect child, built on mounting dread and parental denial.

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.

Questions people ask

Does The Bad Seed end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Bad Seed scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Bad Seed easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Bad Seed sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Bad Seed violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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