Bad Words

Bad Words

The end justifies the mean.

2013•1h 29m•6.4/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(902)

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

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Production

Darko Entertainment, Aggregate Films, MXN Entertainment, Focus Features

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

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

Steve Witting

Steve Witting

Proctor at Spelling Bee

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Bedazzled Judge

Gwen Parden

Brace Faced Girl

Anjul Nigam

Anjul Nigam

Sriram Chopra

Allan Miller

Allan Miller

Bald Glasses Judge

Bob Stephenson

Bob Stephenson

Bill Murhoff

Patricia Belcher

Patricia Belcher

Ingrid

Matthew Zhang

Matthew Zhang

Braden Aftergood

Madison Hu

Madison Hu

Ling Quan

Michael Patrick McGill

Michael Patrick McGill

Beet Red Father

Judith Hoag

Judith Hoag

Petal Dubois

Rachael Harris

Rachael Harris

Eric Tai's Mother

Mychael Bates

Lobster Man

Greg Cromer

Greg Cromer

Jeremy 'FBI Agent'

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