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By Richard W (618) on 04 Apr 2014

The critics gave this flick a 68% rating. The same percent as their average IQ. The audience rated it 83%.. I give this 1956 movie 3 stars…

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By Oscar T (386) on 30 Mar 2014

Tiene un planteamiento muy interesante con relación a la psicología infantil pero el horrible final echó a perder todo el trabajo que se…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 03 Mar 2014

The Bad Seed has its share of awkward moments, dated ideas and unintentional humor…

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By Chris B (2,902) on 29 Jan 2014

A great early Horror film that raises serious questions of the human condition and genetics…

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By Francis L (354) on 01 Nov 2013

The Bad Seed is quite the spectacle; one moment it's disturbingly intriguing, a film way ahead of its time, the next it's hilariously bad,…

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By Steve W (2,154) on 01 Nov 2013

Before The Omen, Children of the Corn, The Good Son, Joshua, and Orphan, there was The Bad Seed…

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By Tiffany D (139) on 31 Oct 2013

The premise has now become classic standard fare: the evil child…

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By Donna L (516) on 30 Oct 2013

It was a long movie... long conversations... yet I LOVED it…

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By Dacey B (10) on 03 Oct 2013

This is the movie that started my nostalgia for oldies but goodies…

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By Sylvester K (938) on 29 Aug 2013

The Bad Seed offers excellent acting to a tale of paranoia and suspense.The plot is simple, a mother suspects her daughter may be a murderer,…

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By Eytan D (391) on 29 May 2013

Starts off promising, but goes down hill by the end…

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By Ben C (1,824) on 29 May 2013

Starts off promising, but goes down hill by the end…

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By Jacob E (203) on 29 May 2013

Starts off promising, but goes down hill by the end…

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By Matthew D (1,591) on 18 May 2013

The arguably most famous evil child movie is The Omen, but the best is an older, slightly more forgotten Hays Production Code era film entitled…

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By Lisa N (127) on 05 May 2013

A rich, layered story. Acting is impeccable. Just was'nt sure why Rhoda went to the pier at the end…

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By Linda M (501) on 27 Jan 2013

Before Orphan or The Good Son, there was The Bad Seed…

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By Nettie G (3) on 02 Dec 2012

I'm going to have to watch ALOT of really really good thrillers and STILL, I don't think I'll find one that I like more than this one…

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By Cita W (407) on 11 Sep 2012

Although it pales in comparison to its source material, and features a head-scratching ending courtesy of the Hays Code, The Bad Seed is still…

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By Matthew J (1,312) on 16 Aug 2012

I have never seen a child performance as chilling and convincing as Patty McCormack's. Unfortunately the film doesn't really stand up to it…

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By Paul A (1,065) on 13 Jun 2012

Cool movie good acting, but the plot was abit weird and strange in parts.. it could of been alot scarier, weirder and eerier…

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