
Bad Words
2013 · 1h 29m · Comedy · United States of America · Rated R (US)
The end justifies the mean.
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
Directed by
Jason BatemanWritten by
Andrew Dodge6.4Smart score
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