The end justifies the mean.
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
Bad Words (2013) is a comedy film directed by Jason Bateman, released on September 6, 2013 with a runtime of 1h 29m. It stars Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Rohan Chand and Philip Baker Hall. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 919 ratings.
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Jason Bateman
as Guy Trilby
Kathryn Hahn
as Jenny Widgeon
Rohan Chand
as Chaitanya Chopra
Philip Baker Hall
as Dr. Bowman
Allison Janney
as Dr. Bernice Deagan
Ben Falcone
as Pete Fowler
Steve Witting
as Proctor at Spelling Bee
Beth Grant
as Bedazzled Judge
Gwen Parden
as Brace Faced Girl
Anjul Nigam
as Sriram Chopra
Allan Miller
as Bald Glasses Judge
Bob Stephenson
as Bill Murhoff
Directed by Jason Bateman, written by Andrew Dodge, produced by Jason Bateman, Jeff Culotta and Mason Novick.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 919 ratings.
> 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 contest, but this one was a bit messed up story narration. Most of the narrative looked so pale and dull. It is supposed to be…
Reviewed on July 8, 2015
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The main cast of Bad Words (2013) includes Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Rohan Chand, Philip Baker Hall and Allison Janney. The film was directed by Jason Bateman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bad Words was released on September 6, 2013 and runs for 1h 29m.
Bad Words (2013) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 919 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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