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The Bad Seed (1956) reviews

Spore Score: 63/100 · The Pros: 58 · The Punters: 80 · 3 sources

Is The Bad Seed worth watching?

Good bet. Spore Score 63/100. The Punters rate it 22 points higher than The Pros.

About The Bad Seed

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller/Crime.

Where the Spore Score comes from

SiteSideSite scoreAdjusted /100
Rotten TomatoesThe Pros (critics)64%65
MetacriticThe Pros (critics)51/10055
IMDbThe Punters (audiences)7.4/1080

How we adjust the scores

The Pros' sites said 55, adjusted to 58; The Punters' sites said 74, adjusted to 80. Every review site has habits: some score high, some low, some bunch everything in the middle. We measure each site's habit across thousands of films and iron it out, so a 7/10 from a generous site and a 7/10 from a harsh one aren't treated the same. Then critics and audiences each get one figure, and the Spore Score sits between them. How the Spore Score works.

Where to watch The Bad Seed in the US

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