Is The Bad Seed easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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.

Does The Bad Seed end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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.

Yes. More sad 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 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: Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, TV Movie
Released: 1985
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Blair Brown, Lynn Redgrave, David Carradine, Carrie Wells, Richard Kiley

Evil Kids Have The Sweetest Faces

Directed by Paul Wendkos

1985100 min6.1 / 10

A tense psychological thriller centered on a mother's growing horror as she suspects her seemingly perfect daughter is a remorseless killer, exploring inherited evil and maternal dread.

Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several disturbing recent incidents have led Rachel's mother Christine to suspect that her child is a latent murderess. Upon discovering that she herself is the daughter of a convicted killer, Christine becomes convinced that sweet little Rachel is a "bad seed" - an inherent killer who feels no remorse because she doesn't know any better.

Clusters

Monster Movies About Trauma Revenge Gone Wrong Psychological Thriller Movies Consequences Of Wrongdoing Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Drama Thriller Horror Crime TV Movie

Keywords

Suicide Widow Confession Remake Evil Child Shoes Murder Confession

Questions people ask

Is The Bad Seed easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does The Bad Seed end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Bad Seed scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Bad Seed sad? Yes. More sad than 82% 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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