---
title: 'Bad Words (2013)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jason Bateman'
released: '2013-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bad-words-2013'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2170299/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bad Words (2013)

2013 · 89 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Bad Words is a 2013 American black comedy film directed by Jason Bateman and written by Andrew Dodge. Marking Bateman's feature film directorial debut, the film stars Bateman as a middle-aged eighth grade dropout who enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole. It also stars Kathryn Hahn, Rohan Chand, Ben Falcone, Philip Baker Hall, and Allison Janney.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jason Bateman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-bateman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rolfe Kent](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolfe-kent)
- **Producer:** [Mason Novick](https://cinepixo.com/people/mason-novick)
- **Editor:** [Tatiana S. Riegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatiana-s-riegel)

## Cast

- [Allan Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-miller)
- [Judith Hoag](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-hoag)
- [Beth Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/beth-grant)
- [Amanda Anka](https://cinepixo.com/people/amanda-anka)
- [Rachael Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachael-harris)
- [Kathryn Hahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-hahn)
- [Ben Falcone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-falcone)
- [Bob Stephenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-stephenson)
- [Patricia Belcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-belcher)
- [Allison Janney](https://cinepixo.com/people/allison-janney)
- [Rohan Chand](https://cinepixo.com/people/rohan-chand)
- [Philip Baker Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-baker-hall)
- [Jason Bateman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-bateman)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bad-words-2013
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