The Bad Seed vs The Holy Boy
The Bad Seed has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.8/10 for The Holy Boy). The Bad Seed is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 2m. The Bad Seed is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Bad Seed
The Holy Boy| The Bad Seed | The Holy Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller, TV Movie | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Rob Lowe | Paolo Strippoli |
| Main cast | Rob Lowe, Cara Buono, Mckenna Grace, Marci T. House, Sarah Dugdale | Paolo Pierobon, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Anna Bellato, Roberto Citran, Michele Riondino |
Synopsis
The Bad Seed
A widower suspects that his seemingly perfect adolescent daughter is a heartless killer.
The Holy Boy
A PE teacher moves to a isolated mountain village where the people appear to live in unshakeable serenity, but soon stumbles across a disturbing ritual. Once a week, the locals are freed of their pain by a lonely boy born with the power to heal one's soul just by hugging them. Trying to rescue him from this madness, the man unleashes his dark side.
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