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Bad Words (2013)

"The end justifies the mean."

6.4/10 1h 29m Sep 06, 2013
Comedy

Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.

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Movie Details

Original Title Bad Words
Original Language EN
Budget $9,500,000
Revenue $7,800,000
Status Released
Popularity 1.4

Cast

Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman
Guy Trilby
Popularity: 9.7
Kathryn Hahn
Kathryn Hahn
Jenny Widgeon
Popularity: 2.6
Rohan Chand
Rohan Chand
Chaitanya Chopra
Popularity: 0.5
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall
Dr. Bowman
Popularity: 1.5
Allison Janney
Allison Janney
Dr. Bernice Deagan
Popularity: 5.0
Ben Falcone
Ben Falcone
Pete Fowler
Popularity: 2.6
Steve Witting
Steve Witting
Proctor at Spelling Bee
Popularity: 0.4
Beth Grant
Beth Grant
Bedazzled Judge
Popularity: 4.1
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Gwen Parden
Brace Faced Girl
Popularity: 0.3
Anjul Nigam
Anjul Nigam
Sriram Chopra
Popularity: 3.1
Allan Miller
Allan Miller
Bald Glasses Judge
Popularity: 2.1
Bob Stephenson
Bob Stephenson
Bill Murhoff
Popularity: 2.2

Key Crew

Screenplay Andrew Dodge
Director Jason Bateman
Editor Tatiana S. Riegel
Executive Producer Darren M. Demetre, James Garavente, Edward H. Hamm Jr.
Producer Sean McKittrick, Jeff Culotta, Jason Bateman

Production

Darko Entertainment
US
Aggregate Films
US
MXN Entertainment
US
Focus Features
US

Videos & Trailers

"The Idiot High-jacker" - Extended Preview
"The Idiot High-jacker" - Extended Preview
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Quaker Clip
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Trailer
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Official Trailer
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Official Red Band Trailer
Official Red Band Trailer
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Keywords

competition satire spelling bee unlikely friendship anger issues

Reviews from TMDB

Reno 6/10
Jul 8, 2015

> Good lie, bad words and ugly truth. I thought it was Cliff Curtis' movie because that's whom I saw in one of the posters. Anyway, it's Jason Bateman's movie, which is also his first directional venture. A refreshing theme because only a very few movies were made based on the spelling bee contes ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 6, 2013
Runtime 1h 29m
Budget $9,500,000
Revenue $7,800,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.4
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