Bad Words

2013Movie⏱️ 1h 29mR🏆 #3684 Top Rated

ComedyDrama

⭐ 6.6

IMDB Rating

57,772 votes

A spelling bee loser sets out to exact revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win as an adult.

Director

Jason Bateman

Writers

N/A

Stars

Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Allison Janney

Release Date

March 28, 2014

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 2

Wins

🎯 4

Nominations

💬 179

Reviews

📋 70.6K

Watchlists

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Jason Bateman

as Guy Trilby

Kathryn Hahn

as Jenny Widgeon

Allison Janney

as Dr. Bernice Deagan

Rohan Chand

as Chaitanya Chopra

Philip Baker Hall

as Dr. Bowman

Ben Falcone

as Pete Fowler

Steve Witting

as Proctor at Spelling Bee

Beth Grant

as Bedazzled Judge

👤

Gwen Parden

as Brace Faced Girl

Anjul Nigam

as Sriram Chopra

💰 Box Office

$7,804,337

Worldwide Gross

$7,779,614

Domestic Gross

$113,301

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

Sportsmen's Lodge - 12825 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Aggregate Films, Darko Entertainment, Digital Image Associates

🏷️ Keywords

spelling beeforty somethinghigh school dropoutspellingtwo word title

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyQuirky ComedyComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Jason Bateman's delightfully bad taste directorial debut features a committed against type performance from Bateman and is uncomfortably funny

by IonicBreezeMachine • 2022-10-10

7/10

"Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) is a 40 year old man who enters a children's Spelling Bee to the ire of the students, educators, and parents due to Guy's exploitation of a loophole that he dropped out of school before completing Eighth Grade making him technically eligible for competition. Accompanied by his sponsor, Jenny Widgeon (Kathryn Hahn) of the online newspaper Click and Scroll, Guy wins his Spelling Bee setting his sights on the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee while Jenny tries in vain to understand why Guy is doing this. En route to the Golden Quill, Guy meets a precocious yo..."