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The Bad Seed

2018 · 84 min · Director: Rob Lowe, Rob Lowe ★ IMDb 5.9 · 4,771 ratings

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A father is forced to question everything he thought he knew about his daughter when he believes that she might have played a role in the tragic death of one of her classmates.

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The Bad Seed (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Confusion 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Anxiety
25%Confusion
20%Disturbing
  1. Anxiety30%
  2. Confusion25%
  3. Disturbing20%
  4. Fear15%
  5. Tension10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Confusion, Disturbing. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Horror. AI estimate.

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Cast

RL
Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

David

Mckenna Grace

SD
Sarah Dugdale

MT
Marci T. House

Mrs. Ellis

LC
Lorne Cardinal

Brian

Chris Shields

Sheriff Peterson

Cara Buono

Angela

PM
Patty McCormack

Dr. March

SJ
Shauna Johannesen

Maggie Curtis

LR
Luke Roessler

Milo

RE
Robert Egger

Mr. Curtis

JE
John Emmet Tracy

Mark Wiggins

KI
Kate Isaac

Leslie

CB
Carly Bentall

David's Wife

LS
Lucas Steagall

Kyle

NU
Nevis Unipan

Girl #1

AD
Anna Dickey

Girl #2

JH
Juliet Hindle

Girl #3

HW
Harold Weathersbee

Hero Wasp

EM
Ema Mlinar

Singing Student (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Rob Lowe, Rob Lowe
Written by
Barbara Marshall, Maxwell Anderson, William March, John Lee Mahin
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 4,771 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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