IMDb
7.4 /10
18k votes


Thriller · Drama · Horror · 1956 · 2h 9min
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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Warner Bros. PicturesIMDb
7.4 /10
18k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
51 /100
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TMDB
7.1 /10
263 votes
Letterboxd
7.4 /10
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Weighted average
6.7/10
The Bad Seed (1956) Official Trailer - Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack Movie HD
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