The Bad Seed (1956) Reviews & Ratings

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The Bad Seed reviews

The Bad Seed holds a 7.1/10 average from 283 TMDB ratings.

Sowing the seeds of evil. The Bad Seed is directed by Mervyn LeRoy and adapted to screenplay by Maxwell Anderson from the novel of the same name written by William March. Anderson had also adapted for the stage play as well. It stars Nancy Kelly, William Hopper, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart and Evelyn Varden. Music is by Alex North and cinematography by Harold Rossen. Is there such a thing as Bad See…
— John Chard (7.5/10)

68/100 Would you kill a child? This question sort of bounces around in one's head while we watch an 8-year-old narcissistic psychopath literally kill anyone who prevents her from getting what she wants without any conscience whatsoever. The film is almost all dialog, ofttimes very long-winded, with the killings off screen making this all very overly dramatic. But watching Patty McCormick's portrayal of a sweet littl…
— Dr Nostromo (7/10)

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.

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