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Bad Words

R
Movie
2013
1h 29m
English
Comedy
A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.
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6.5
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Jason Bateman
Guy Trilby
Kathryn Hahn
Jenny Widgeon
Rohan Chand
Chaitanya Chopra
Allison Janney
Dr. Bernice Deagan
Ben Falcone
Pete Fowler
Steve Witting
Proctor at Spelling Bee
Beth Grant
Bedazzled Judge
Gwen Parden
Brace Faced Girl
Anjul Nigam
Sriram Chopra
Allan Miller
Bald Glasses Judge
Bob Stephenson
Bill Murhoff
Matthew Zhang
Braden Aftergood
Madison Hu
Ling Quan
Michael Patrick McGill
Beet Red Father
Judith Hoag
Petal Dubois
Rachael Harris
Eric Tai's Mother
Mychael Bates
Lobster Man
Greg Cromer
Jeremy 'FBI Agent'
Ethan Dizon
Ricky Irvine
Jacquie Barnbrook
Joyce Sacks' Mom
Mak Kriksciun
Mickey Carlson
Lucky Davis
Leonard Feldman
Directed By: Jason Bateman
Written By: Andrew Dodge (Screenplay)

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AlexanderZ says...
10 years ago
G-O-O-D M-O-V-I-E (No, wait! That's a sentence!)
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CinemanicBonkers says...
4 years ago
Loved it! I think Jason's a great actor and did a great job starring in his own film that was brilliant and very funny and also educational because I learned some new words ha
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izzmo says...
10 years ago
Pretty predictable movie, but it will keep you in your seat and laughing the whole way through!
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AdamMorgan says...
10 months ago
Imagine if Bad Santa and Best in Show conceived a child, but the mother smoke and drank throughout the pregnancy. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Bad Words. Bateman does his best Billy Bob imitation, but there is a problem: his character is bad but completely uninteresting. I managed to get through almost half of this movie before becoming disgusted with it. Such a waste of a fine cast. follow me at https://IHATEBAdMovies.com or facebook IHATEBadMovies
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Keeper70
4 years ago
Jason Bateman directs and acts in the film with the assurance of someone who has been in the ‘business’ since he was ten. Particularly in the comedy genre he is sure-footed and knows his way around. It helps he can call on Alison Janney and Kathryn Hahn as good ship-hands that obviously made sur More
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Reno
6 years ago
> 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 More
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