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10 Best Movies Like The Bad Seed

If you loved The Bad Seed, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Goodnight Mommy

Goodnight Mommy

2022★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bad Seed for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their m...

#2
Dead Man's Folly

Dead Man's Folly

1986★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bad Seed for fans of Thriller & TV Movie. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs....

#3
5lbs of Pressure

5lbs of Pressure

2024★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bad Seed for fans of Thriller & TV Movie. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking...

#4
The Vanishing

The Vanishing

1993★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bad Seed for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on....

#5
The Bad Seed Returns

The Bad Seed Returns

2022★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bad Seed for fans of Horror & Thriller & TV Movie. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Several years after the murderous events of the first movie left her father dead, Emma is now living with her aunt Angela and navigating high school. Angela’s husband begins to sus...

#6
Like Minds

Like Minds

2006★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Bad Seed for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder....

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