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How to Be Really Bad

Original title: Meine teuflisch gute Freundin
  • 2018
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.8K
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Janina Fautz, Emilio Sakraya, Ludwig Simon, and Emma Bading in How to Be Really Bad (2018)
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GermanComedyFamilyFantasyRomance

When the Devil's daughter is bored with life in hell her father sends her to Earth to convert the people there to evil.When the Devil's daughter is bored with life in hell her father sends her to Earth to convert the people there to evil.When the Devil's daughter is bored with life in hell her father sends her to Earth to convert the people there to evil.

  • Director
    • Marco Petry
  • Writers
    • Rochus Hahn
    • Marco Petry
    • Hortense Ullrich
  • Stars
    • Emma Bading
    • Janina Fautz
    • Ludwig Simon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marco Petry
    • Writers
      • Rochus Hahn
      • Marco Petry
      • Hortense Ullrich
    • Stars
      • Emma Bading
      • Janina Fautz
      • Ludwig Simon
    • 13User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Emma Bading
    Emma Bading
    • Lilith
    Janina Fautz
    Janina Fautz
    • Greta Birnstein
    Ludwig Simon
    Ludwig Simon
    • Samuel
    Samuel Finzi
    Samuel Finzi
    • Teufel
    Emilio Sakraya
    Emilio Sakraya
    • Carlo
    Oliver Korittke
    Oliver Korittke
    • Gabriel Birnstein
    Alwara Höfels
    Alwara Höfels
    • Sibylle Birnstein
    Matilda März
    • Melody
    Amina Merai
    • Daria
    Theo Trebs
    Theo Trebs
    • Eddie
    Axel Stein
    Axel Stein
    • Lehrer Seidel
    Johann von Bülow
    Johann von Bülow
    • Schuldirektor Papenhoff
    Joyce Ilg
    • Mathelehrerin Engelhard
    Piet Fuchs
    Piet Fuchs
    • Assistent des Teufels
    Thomas Clemens
    Thomas Clemens
    • Liliths Privatlehrer
    Yuna van Berk
    • Hanna Birnstein
    Sophia Gobrecht
    • Lotta Birnstein
    Endijs Miscenko
    • Kumpel Eddie 1
    • Director
      • Marco Petry
    • Writers
      • Rochus Hahn
      • Marco Petry
      • Hortense Ullrich
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    8tabuno

    Great Balance of Devilish Delight and Innocent Goodness

    It is not often until lately that Americans have easy access to foreign movie productions, but it appears that Netflix is flooding its programming with them. Like Korean movies which appear to have set them on a level perhaps even exceeding the entertainment value of American productions in a number of ways, apparently they are not the only ones. This German rom-com has a refreshing different take on the devil-inspired subgenre. What the director and scriptwriters accomplished here was a fascinating balance between comedy, drama, good, and wily evil that set a consistent tone that both allowed a creative edgy darkness and avoid the serious horrific motif that would have been impossible to balance with the lighter, innocent goodness of the premise that this movie was built on. The ending scenes were brilliant in their twisty way the daughter of evil made her indirect presentation in her attempt to carry out a bargain made in hell with her father of turning someone evil on earth above. Deliciously sly badness with goodness.
    8the_doofy

    Definitely NOT made in Hollywood

    Satans daughter as the central theme

    --No pot, no drugs, no getting drunk, ciggies turn out to be bad No gutter sex, no LGBT, no pervasive Language

    --Some good chuckles throughout and a feel good movie

    --Acting is pretty good across the board, and the singing is good (wish there had been more singing)

    --This movie was NOT put out by a modern Hollywood

    --Please bring in more of this kind of stuff into the USA ,world, because we can't get this anymore in this country

    --thnx.
    7ombrettelabeauceronne

    Good entertainment

    Good funny movie I found on Netflix. Perfect to spend a good evening and to forget everyday life problems. Actors and scenario are corrects too. Give it a try, you won't regret it !
    9chris_ts

    Deucedly Good

    An "evil" teen comedy. The devil's daughter, Lilith was to be as evil as her father but she is charming and in love instead. (Not as charming as Samuel... 😉) The performances of all the actors are convincing as hell! The movie has a perfect plot twist. Loved it!! 😈😈
    7kosmasp

    The Devil made me do it

    Ah it is so fun if you can use another movies title, that is a fitting description, while it has nothing to do with the other movie you just used the title from. This is not Conjuring or anything close a horror movie, even though we have the devil in our midst. Well his daughter.

    So you know what you will get into - do not blame the movie if you don't like it on that merits. It is aimed at teenagers and female ones at that. That doesn't mean that the feelgood vibe of it (that does not make too much sense if you think about it, just don't then) won't affect anyone else too. Good actors for the genre and the low budget this had.

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 2018 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Моя чертовски хорошая подруга
    • Filming locations
      • Gymnasium Georgianum, Zwillbrocker Straße 3, Vreden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany(School scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Tempest Film Produktion und Verleih
      • Tempest Film
      • Senator Film Köln
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      • 1h 40m(100 min)
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