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The Bad Seed (1956)

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.

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Keywords: imdb.evil-child, tmdb.confession, tmdb.lightning, tmdb.murder, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.colonel, imdb.psycho-thriller + 147 more, imdb.adopted-daughter, imdb.melodrama, imdb.killer-child, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.title-spoken-by-character, imdb.bad-seed, imdb.pedophobia, imdb.tea-set, imdb.murderess, imdb.gin, imdb.gin-and-tonic, imdb.reference-to-sigmund-freud, imdb.reference-to-mickey-mantle, imdb.mourning-one-s-son, imdb.doorbell, imdb.newspaper-man, imdb.hit-with-a-shoe, imdb.wharf, imdb.incinerator, imdb.burning-evidence, imdb.destroying-evidence, imdb.spraying-water-on-someone, imdb.popsicle, imdb.match, imdb.vitamin, imdb.vitamin-pill, imdb.juice, imdb.apricot-juice, imdb.lawnmower, imdb.murder-of-a-child, imdb.horror-movie-remade, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, tmdb.lightning-bolt, tmdb.evil-child, tmdb.murder-confession, imdb.girl, imdb.female-protagonist, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.psychopath, imdb.mother-daughter-relationship, imdb.alcoholic, imdb.psychotronic-film, imdb.author, imdb.newspaper-reporter, imdb.puzzle, imdb.locket, mdblist.fresh, tmdb.child-murder, imdb.psychological-thriller, imdb.grindhouse-film, imdb.title-same-as-book, imdb.child-murders-an-adult, awards.oscar-nominated, awards.golden-globe-winner, awards.golden-globe-nominated, imdb.serial-killer, tmdb.psychotic, tmdb.cautionary, tmdb.critical, tmdb.foreboding, tmdb.ominous, imdb.drunken-woman, imdb.adoptive-father-adopted-daughter-relationship, imdb.end-credits-roll-call, imdb.school-field-trip, imdb.actress-recreates-her-stage-role, imdb.actor-recreates-his-stage-role, imdb.struck-by-lightning, imdb.remade, imdb.suspense, imdb.daughter, imdb.mother, imdb.school, imdb.murder-play, imdb.stage-thriller, imdb.based-on-a-stage-play, imdb.campy, imdb.dream, imdb.death, imdb.medal, imdb.lake, imdb.repressed-memory, imdb.picnic, imdb.handyman, imdb.gift, imdb.fear, imdb.girl-murders-a-man, imdb.girl-murders-a-boy, imdb.grandfather-granddaughter-relationship, imdb.child-murders-a-child, imdb.cult-film, imdb.excelsior, imdb.sociopath, imdb.death-of-daughter, imdb.lie, imdb.murder-suicide, imdb.secret-from-mother, imdb.sleeping-on-the-job, imdb.storm, imdb.southerner, imdb.shoes, imdb.schoolteacher, imdb.prize, imdb.physician, imdb.lighting, imdb.hereditary-tendency, imdb.female-psychopath, imdb.drunkenness, imdb.dissipation, imdb.childlessness, imdb.adoption, imdb.child-murderess, imdb.suicide-attempt, imdb.spanking, imdb.writer, imdb.teacher, imdb.small-town, imdb.secret, imdb.river, imdb.pendant, imdb.overdose, imdb.military-officer, imdb.marriage, imdb.loss-of-son, imdb.landlady, imdb.jealousy, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.dock, imdb.cellar, imdb.attempted-filicide, imdb.arson, imdb.sleeping-pill, imdb.thunderstorm, imdb.drowning, imdb.murder, imdb.hospital, imdb.piano, imdb.lightning, imdb.death-of-son, imdb.death-of-child, imdb.surprise-ending, imdb.reference-to-emily-post, imdb.reference-to-fred-astaire, imdb.reference-to-blaise-pascal, imdb.reference-to-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart, imdb.janitor, aspectratio.1-85-1
Production companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Country: United States
Languages: English

Runtime: 129 min.
Released: Sept. 12, 1956
Status: Released
Budget: $1,000,000
Certification: NR
Parental Guide: 12+ cc
poster

The Bad Seed (1956)

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.

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Keywords: imdb.evil-child, tmdb.confession, tmdb.lightning, tmdb.murder, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.colonel, imdb.psycho-thriller + 147 more, imdb.adopted-daughter, imdb.melodrama, imdb.killer-child, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.title-spoken-by-character, imdb.bad-seed, imdb.pedophobia, imdb.tea-set, imdb.murderess, imdb.gin, imdb.gin-and-tonic, imdb.reference-to-sigmund-freud, imdb.reference-to-mickey-mantle, imdb.mourning-one-s-son, imdb.doorbell, imdb.newspaper-man, imdb.hit-with-a-shoe, imdb.wharf, imdb.incinerator, imdb.burning-evidence, imdb.destroying-evidence, imdb.spraying-water-on-someone, imdb.popsicle, imdb.match, imdb.vitamin, imdb.vitamin-pill, imdb.juice, imdb.apricot-juice, imdb.lawnmower, imdb.murder-of-a-child, imdb.horror-movie-remade, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, tmdb.lightning-bolt, tmdb.evil-child, tmdb.murder-confession, imdb.girl, imdb.female-protagonist, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.psychopath, imdb.mother-daughter-relationship, imdb.alcoholic, imdb.psychotronic-film, imdb.author, imdb.newspaper-reporter, imdb.puzzle, imdb.locket, mdblist.fresh, tmdb.child-murder, imdb.psychological-thriller, imdb.grindhouse-film, imdb.title-same-as-book, imdb.child-murders-an-adult, awards.oscar-nominated, awards.golden-globe-winner, awards.golden-globe-nominated, imdb.serial-killer, tmdb.psychotic, tmdb.cautionary, tmdb.critical, tmdb.foreboding, tmdb.ominous, imdb.drunken-woman, imdb.adoptive-father-adopted-daughter-relationship, imdb.end-credits-roll-call, imdb.school-field-trip, imdb.actress-recreates-her-stage-role, imdb.actor-recreates-his-stage-role, imdb.struck-by-lightning, imdb.remade, imdb.suspense, imdb.daughter, imdb.mother, imdb.school, imdb.murder-play, imdb.stage-thriller, imdb.based-on-a-stage-play, imdb.campy, imdb.dream, imdb.death, imdb.medal, imdb.lake, imdb.repressed-memory, imdb.picnic, imdb.handyman, imdb.gift, imdb.fear, imdb.girl-murders-a-man, imdb.girl-murders-a-boy, imdb.grandfather-granddaughter-relationship, imdb.child-murders-a-child, imdb.cult-film, imdb.excelsior, imdb.sociopath, imdb.death-of-daughter, imdb.lie, imdb.murder-suicide, imdb.secret-from-mother, imdb.sleeping-on-the-job, imdb.storm, imdb.southerner, imdb.shoes, imdb.schoolteacher, imdb.prize, imdb.physician, imdb.lighting, imdb.hereditary-tendency, imdb.female-psychopath, imdb.drunkenness, imdb.dissipation, imdb.childlessness, imdb.adoption, imdb.child-murderess, imdb.suicide-attempt, imdb.spanking, imdb.writer, imdb.teacher, imdb.small-town, imdb.secret, imdb.river, imdb.pendant, imdb.overdose, imdb.military-officer, imdb.marriage, imdb.loss-of-son, imdb.landlady, imdb.jealousy, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.dock, imdb.cellar, imdb.attempted-filicide, imdb.arson, imdb.sleeping-pill, imdb.thunderstorm, imdb.drowning, imdb.murder, imdb.hospital, imdb.piano, imdb.lightning, imdb.death-of-son, imdb.death-of-child, imdb.surprise-ending, imdb.reference-to-emily-post, imdb.reference-to-fred-astaire, imdb.reference-to-blaise-pascal, imdb.reference-to-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart, imdb.janitor, aspectratio.1-85-1

Production companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Country: United States
Languages: English

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trailer
Runtime: 129 min.
Released: Sept. 12, 1956
Status: Released
Budget: $1,000,000
Certification: NR
Parental Guide: 12+ cc

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