Bad Words
The end justifies the mean.
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9/6/2013Runtime
89 minsGenres
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Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$9,500,000Revenue
$7,800,000Homepage
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A deliberately provocative dark comedy where a curmudgeonly adult exploits a loophole to enter a children's spelling bee, weaponizing his rage and refusal to play by society's rules. It's funny in a way that makes you slightly uncomfortable, driven by the unlikely bond between its toxic protagonist and the kid he mentors.
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Jason Bateman
Guy Trilby
Kathryn Hahn
Jenny Widgeon
Rohan Chand
Chaitanya Chopra
Philip Baker Hall
Dr. Bowman
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
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