Words and Pictures

Words and Pictures

Is a man worth more than his words, a woman worth more than her pictures?

2014•1h 51m•6.4/10

ComedyDramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(239)

An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.

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Production

Lascaux Films, Latitude Productions, American Entertainment Investors, Voltage Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Jack Marcus

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Dina Delsanto

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Walt

Adam DiMarco

Adam DiMarco

Swint

Valerie Tian

Valerie Tian

Emily

Navid Negahban

Navid Negahban

Rashid

Amy Brenneman

Amy Brenneman

Elspeth

Keegan Connor Tracy

Keegan Connor Tracy

Ellen

Andrew McIlroy

Andrew McIlroy

Roy Loden

Tanaya Beatty

Tanaya Beatty

Tammy

Josh Ssettuba

Josh Ssettuba

Cole Patterson

Janet Kidder

Janet Kidder

Sabine

Christian Scheider

Tony

Harrison MacDonald

Shaftner

Willem Jacobson

Stanhope

Tosh Turner

Tosh Turner

Finetti

Style Dayne

Style Dayne

Friedman

Mackenzie Cardwell

Mackenzie Cardwell

Gloria

Eva Bourne

Eva Bourne

Catherine

Garwin Sanford

Garwin Sanford

Huntsman Manager

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