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Bad Words (2014)
- R
- 03/14/2014 (US)
- Comedy
- 1h 29m
The end justifies the mean.
Overview
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman), enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
Jason Bateman
DirectorAndrew Dodge
ScreenplayCast
![Jason Bateman's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8e6mt0vGjPo6eW52gqRuXy5YnfN.jpg)
Jason Bateman
Guy Trilby![Kathryn Hahn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9sVllAKfEls3SJD3GoPm2JEZoa5.jpg)
Kathryn Hahn
Jenny Widgeon![Rohan Chand's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/iRTuKSi45rdhM6lbM8XCyAo2OkI.jpg)
Rohan Chand
Chaitanya Chopra![Philip Baker Hall's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ef7M9soBIv6iGnGEiCdsQ6ppjFl.jpg)
Philip Baker Hall
Dr. Bowman![Allison Janney's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hpBKWV1jjoXQbr1s0iUZTSvw582.jpg)
Allison Janney
Dr. Bernice Deagan![Ben Falcone's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/jtCKxxU1FPAOJKcwAa2yfKUk2WB.jpg)
Ben Falcone
Pete Fowler![Steve Witting's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/xpCi5RVLq2X6xtz4LzOBsVVmevD.jpg)
Steve Witting
Proctor at Spelling Bee![Beth Grant's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/6THLoPYhIu422TqUmQDgnQRfYxA.jpg)