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Bad Teacher

Movie · 2011 · 92 min

A breezy, mean-spirited comedy that coasts on its star's shameless charisma and a steady stream of crude, cynical laughs.

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2011 film by Jake Kasdan
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Movie
Year
2011
Runtime
92 min
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • ambition
  • deception
  • work
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

Details

Genres
comedy, romantic comedy, romance
Directed by
Jake Kasdan
Written by
Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
Starring
Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Kaitlyn Dever, Kathryn Newton, Molly Shannon, Eric Stonestreet, Lucy Punch
Music
Michael Andrews
Cinematography
Alar Kivilo
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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