Bad Words

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

Director

Producers

Jason Bateman , Mason Novick , Sean McKittrick

Writer

Cinematographer

Composer

Cast

Jason Bateman , Kathryn Hahn , Rohan Chand , Philip Baker Hall , Allison Janney , Ben Falcone , Steve Witting , Beth Grant , Gwen Parden , Anjul Nigam

Studios

Focus Features , Aggregate Films , MXN Entertainment , Darko Entertainment

Genre

Posters

5

Bad Words (2013) theatrical poster - US — US theatrical

Bad Words (2013) international poster - US — US international

Bad Words (2013) character poster - US — US character

Bad Words (2013) teaser poster - US — US teaser

Bad Words (2013) imax poster - US — US imax

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