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Bad Apples
Directed by
Jonatan Etzler
2025
1h 40m
Comedy
,
Mystery
,
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7.5
83%
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A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured.
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Cast of Bad Apples
Saoirse Ronan
Maria
Jacob Anderson
Sam
Sean Gilder
Frank
Robert Emms
Josh
Rakie Ayola
Sylvia
Kerry Howard
PC Williams
Jaye Jacobs
Khaliya's Mum
Joanna van Kampen
Carys's Mum
Kirris Riviere
Jamal's Dad
Dorian Simpson
Zayn's Dad
Jack Ashton
Eddy's Dad
Martin Carroll
Neighbor #1
Reena Dusila
Haleema's Mum
Eddie Waller
Danny
Pontus Liedberg
Ofsted Inspector
Nia Brown
Pauline
Mylee Soverall
Khaliya
John Joseph
Scout's Dad
Serena Ram
Olivia
Harvey Ip
Gus
Bad Apples Ratings & Reviews
Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack)
Ty Burr
An entertaining but awfully heavy-handed black comedy- or maybe it's heavy-handed but awfully entertaining - about an idealistic grammar school teacher who takes extreme measures when dealing with a disruptive class bully.
Movie Oubliette (Podcast)
Joe Lipsett
Ronan is playing delightfully against type in this dark comedy that offers plenty of bite.
Mashable
Shannon Connellan
It's a dark dance of ethics, and one that draws wonderful moments of pure comedy from both Ronan and Waller.
The Film Stage
Alistair Ryder
Bad Apples tackles a very specifically British institutional issue in a way I'm not sure will fully translate outside of its home country. It's a damning political indictment disguised as a fun, twisty thriller.
Loud and Clear Reviews
William Stottor
School-based black comedy Bad Apples is a film with a lot to say, but little idea how to present these things with any real clarity or profundity.
FandomWire
Manuel São Bento
Bad Apples is a shocking, original satire, carried by Saoirse Ronan in a state of grace and surprising child performances.
Nerdspin
Amelia Harvey
In its own way, Bad Apples uses snark and zaniness to make a much-needed point about teaching and parenthood. Perhaps the message gets lost in the inane ending, but the journey there is full of unexpected thrills and laughs.
Variety
Guy Lodge
Ultimately, this odd, wicked little amorality tale winds up siding with no one: The children are indeed the future, we're left to conclude, but will they make it any better than the present?
In Review Online
Clara Cuccaro
Drifts along as an amusing but ultimately shallow exercise, offering shock and discomfort without insight, leaving little to linger after the credits roll.
mundoCine
Marta Medina Pérez
Bad Apples is an endlessly entertaining and gleeful film, at times twisted, hyperbolic, and utterly implausible, that could have gone even further off the rails to become even more riotous and unhinged. [Full Review in Spanish]
Moveable Fest
Stephen Saito
For those that like 'em tart, "Bad Apples" is quite juicy.
AwardsWatch
Nick Ruhrkraut
Bad Apples is a knockout because of its audacity to be so outlandish, leaving you with a sense that maybe we all are rotten right to the core.
The Verge
Andrew Webster
...the unhinged twist in Bad Apples lingers, and the film becomes such a funny romp as Maria tries to balance doing the right thing with working towards the greater good.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
This is a consistently engaging, funny film, one that should provoke conversations not just about the systemic problems in education but how they reflect everything around them.
Next Best Picture
Giovanni Lago
As a whole, "Bad Apples" occasionally brings some laughs, but it leaves little to ruminate on after. If Ronan and Waller weren't as good as they are, bringing a dynamic that has some interesting evolutions, then there would be a lot less to present here.
TheWrap
Chase Hutchinson
Etzler wields the film's urgent satire like a scalpel, precisely cutting away at all the lies we so easily find ourselves telling that mask the darker truths about who we are.
InSession Film
Alex Papaioannou
One might end up walking away from Bad Apples feeling a bit perplexed and underfed, but there's some strong enough shocks and clever ideas amidst its runtime that make it well worth experiencing alongside a crowd looking to be surprised.
Collider
Therese Lacson
There's much to love about Etzler's darkly funny feature debut and promising talent both in front of and behind the camera to make it worth a watch.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
Bad Apples may never be quite as sharp-tongued or audacious as its cast is clearly itching for it to be, but it's satisfying all the same to watch the film bend further towards satire as it goes along.
The Hollywood Reporter
Leslie Felperin
Clearly Etzler has a real knack with child performers, as he gets truly spontaneous turns from all the young ones in the cast
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