Movie

Bad Education

2019 · 109 min

A slick, quietly tense true-crime drama that draws you into a web of deception and small-town scandal.

Tagline: Some people learn the hard way.
Overview: A superintendent of a school district works for the betterment of the student’s education when an embezzlement scheme is discovered, threatening to destroy everything.
How it feels: Dark, tense, satirical and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, deception, greed, betrayal
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
deception
greed
betrayal
identity
Places: suburbs
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild