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 has generally received positive reviews.
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The Bad Seed was released in 1956 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 327 reviews, giving The Bad Seed (1956) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 67%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Bad Seed than critics were.
With a score of 69%, The Bad Seed is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1956, which stands at 59%.
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