The Bad Seed is a movie directed by Rob Lowe in 2018 and based on the play Bad Seed by Maxwell Anderson, first published in 1956. The movie features Mckenna Grace, Rob Lowe, Sarah Dugdale, Patty McCormack, Marci T. House, Lorne Cardinal, and others.
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Book by William March
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Storyline
Widowed father David Grossman helps his daughter Emmacope with a tragedy when a classmate drowns at her school. Emma initially seems like an ordinary child. However, David begins to wonder if she played a role in the incident, due to the fact that her classmate had won a citizenship medal she coveted. Further deaths occur, such as Emma’s teacher and nanny, and David is forced to accept the fact that his daughter is a cold-blooded killer.
Movie vs Book
Year
2018
Minutes
87
Movie Rate
5.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1956
Pages
84
Book Rate
7.92
S: Goodreads
Book
Bad Seed
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Mervyn LeRoy
Movie by Paul Wendkos
Movie by Louise Archambault
User polls & recommendations
“I've never watched any of the adaptations of my books. I've never wanted to, and there's no chance of me doing so in the future.”
ALAN MOORE (Author)
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