The Bad Seed (1956)
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 129 min · Drama, Horror, Thriller
29.6 TOPICAL score · #3,583 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Bad Seed (1956, directed by Mervyn LeRoy) has a TOPICAL score of 29.6 - ranked 3,583 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 64% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 51. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (276 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 21 languages.
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- Critics64% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 51
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (276 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 3 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 21 languages
- Still read45,495 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones (actor #1,567), Eileen Heckart