---
title: 'Bad Education (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Cory Finley'
released: '2019-09-08'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bad-education-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8206668/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bad Education (2019)

2019 · 108 min · Comedy, Crime, History · United States


## Synopsis

Bad Education is a 2019 American crime drama film directed by Cory Finley and written by Mike Makowsky. It is based on the 2004 New York magazine article "The Bad Superintendent" by Robert Kolker, about the true story of the largest public school embezzlement in American history. It features an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, Geraldine Viswanathan, Alex Wolff, Rafael Casal, Stephen Spinella, Annaleigh Ashford and Ray Romano.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Cory Finley](https://cinepixo.com/people/cory-finley)
- **Screenplay:** [Mike Makowsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-makowsky)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Abels](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-abels)
- **Producer:** [Oren Moverman](https://cinepixo.com/people/oren-moverman), [Fred Berger](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-berger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lyle Vincent](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyle-vincent)
- **Editor:** [Louise Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-ford)

## Cast

- [Kathrine Narducci](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathrine-narducci) as Sharon Katz
- [Jimmy Tatro](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-tatro) as Jim Boy McCarden
- [Ray Abruzzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-abruzzo) as Howard Gluckin
- [Hari Dhillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/hari-dhillon) as David Bhargava
- [Geraldine Viswanathan](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-viswanathan) as Rachel Bhargava
- [Ray Romano](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-romano) as Big Bob Spicer
- [Pat Healy](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-healy) as District Attorney
- [Catherine Curtin](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-curtin) as Judy Shapiro
- [Annaleigh Ashford](https://cinepixo.com/people/annaleigh-ashford) as Jenny Aquila
- [Kayli Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/kayli-carter) as Amber McCarden
- [Jeremy Shamos](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-shamos) as Phil Metzger
- [Stephanie Kurtzuba](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephanie-kurtzuba) as Carol Schweitzer
- [Hugh Jackman](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-jackman) as Frank Tassone
- [Allison Janney](https://cinepixo.com/people/allison-janney) as Pam Gluckin
- [Stephen Spinella](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-spinella) as Thomas 'Tom' Tuggiero

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Official site: https://www.hbo.com/movies/bad-education
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bad-education-2019
Film facts: Wikidata (Q58814555); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.