Film201389 min

Bad Words

Name: Bad Words
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2013
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Rohan Chand, Philip Baker Hall, Allison Janney

Taste attributes: comedydramafresh & originalsimpleemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionsocial commentaryunlikely connections

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"The end justifies the means"

Boxlist takeA simple comedy, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 613 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.

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