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Bad Words

“The end justifies the mean.”

Movie
6.4
Rating
(878 votes)
1h 29m
Runtime
2013
Released
2
Popularity

Genres

Comedy

Overview

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

Status

Released

Original Title

Bad Words

Release Date

2013-09-06

Languages

English

Budget

USD 9,500,000

Revenue

USD 7,800,000

Profit

-USD 1,700,000

Directors

Jason BatemanJason Bateman

Writers

Andrew DodgeScreenplay

Cast

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman

Guy Trilby

Kathryn Hahn

Kathryn Hahn

Jenny Widgeon

Rohan Chand

Rohan Chand

Chaitanya Chopra

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Dr. Bowman

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Dr. Bernice Deagan

Ben Falcone

Ben Falcone

Pete Fowler

Where to watch

Rent

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Steve Witting

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Allan Miller

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