Trailer
The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed (1985)

Evil Kids Have The Sweetest Faces

Radar 41Slightly unusual1h 40mDrama · Thriller · Horror

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several disturbing recent incidents have led Rachel's mother Christine to suspect that her child is a latent murderess. Upon discovering that she herself is the daughter of a convicted killer, Christine becomes convinced that sweet little Rachel is a "bad seed" - an inherent killer who feels no remorse because she doesn't know any better.

Synopsis and metadata sourced from The Movie Database (TMDB).

Movie DNA · Double Feature

What should you watch after The Bad Seed?

Compare atmosphere, emotion, pace, twists, humour, romance, scale and realism — then get one ideal second feature.

Open Double Feature Radar

Content check

✗ Not for kidsNo age rating on record
Scary / frighteningSelf-harm / suicide

Based on the age rating and content tags — not a full scene-by-scene list.

Radar score41/100
Quality signal64/100
Audience rating6.1
Votes counted30
Trust signalSlightly unusual

Radar blends quality, momentum and freshness into one “what to watch now” number — so a great older film can sit lower than a rising new release. The Quality signal above is the time-neutral rating, which is why an acclaimed classic keeps a high quality score even when its Radar number is lower. Radar outputs are editorial algorithmic recommendations, not objective facts, and may change as signals update. A Radar score is not the same as a TMDB, IMDb or critic rating. How scoring works (v3.0).

TMDBThis product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Streaming availability data powered by JustWatch.