Movie
Bad Words
2013R1h 29m6.4 / 10
The end justifies the mean.
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
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Checked Jul 23, 2026
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Synopsis
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
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Cast
Jason BatemanGuy Trilby
Kathryn HahnJenny Widgeon
Rohan ChandChaitanya Chopra
Philip Baker HallDr. Bowman
Allison JanneyDr. Bernice Deagan
Ben FalconePete Fowler
Steve WittingProctor at Spelling Bee
Beth GrantBedazzled JudgeCredits
- Directed by
- Jason Bateman
- Written by
- Andrew Dodge
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $9.5M
- Box office
- $7.8M
Production
- Darko EntertainmentUnited States
Aggregate FilmsUnited States
MXN EntertainmentUnited States
Focus FeaturesUnited States
Themes
anger issuescompetitionsatirespelling beeunlikely friendship
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