There's more than one way to take a life.
The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.
The Words (2012) is a drama and thriller film directed by Brian Klugman, released on September 7, 2012 with a runtime of 1h 42m. It stars Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldaña, Jeremy Irons and Dennis Quaid. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 1,329 ratings.
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Bradley Cooper
as Rory Jansen
Zoe Saldaña
as Dora Jansen
Jeremy Irons
as The Old Man
Dennis Quaid
as Clay Hammond
Olivia Wilde
as Danielle
J.K. Simmons
as Mr. Jansen
John Hannah
as Richard Ford
Željko Ivanek
as Joseph Cutler
Ben Barnes
as Young Man
Michael McKean
as Nelson Wylie
Nora Arnezeder
as Celia
Ron Rifkin
as Timothy Epstein
Directed by Brian Klugman, written by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal, produced by Michael Benaroya, Jim Young and Tatiana Kelly.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 1,329 ratings.
The Words obliquely poses the question, what would have happened if someone had found the suitcase full of Papa Hem’s manuscripts that Hadley lost at the Gare de Lyon, and published the con-tent as his own work? Unfortunately, the answer is: not much. The problem, or one of them, is that the movie establishes too long a period of time between the loss of the manuscript — shortly after the end of WWI — and its…
Reviewed on August 30, 2022
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The Words (2012) is available to stream on Paramount Plus Essential, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Words (2012) includes Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldaña, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid and Olivia Wilde. The film was directed by Brian Klugman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Words was released on September 7, 2012 and runs for 1h 42m.
The Words (2012) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 1,329 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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