About this movie
- Genres:
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:37:11
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2011
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Olivia Wilde
Daniella
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Zoe Saldana
Dora Jansen
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Bradley Cooper
Rory Jansen
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Jeremy Irons
The Old Man
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Dennis Quaid
Clay Hammond
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Ben Barnes
Young Man
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John Hannah
Richard Ford
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Vito DeFilippo
New York Apartment Doorman
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Michael McKean
Nelson Wylie
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Lucinda Davis
Vendor
Directors
- Brian Klugman
- Lee Sternthal
Producers
- Jim Young
- Tatiana Kelly
- Michael Benaroya
Writers
- Brian Klugman
- Lee Sternthal
The Words
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Trailer for The Words
Struggling writer Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper) rockets to fame after passing off a brilliant found manuscript as his own, but experiences an acute crisis of conscience after his stint in the spotlight changes him in ways he never expected. Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, and Olivia Wilde co-star.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
22%
percent positive reviews
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Jim Schembri, 3AWEngrossing morality tale about lying, guilt and just how great a character actor Jeremy Irons has turned into.
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Don Groves, sbs.com.au
Melodrama built on a shallow, contrived literary device.
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Simon Miraudo, Quickflix
Literary soapie The Words is mutton dressed as bespectacled lamb.
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Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
A fable and a lesson, but it is a thoroughly enjoyable one, delivered with masterful performances and a great sense of storytelling tradition
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Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
A wonderful screenplay in which three stories are skilfully interwoven to deliver a rich and satisfying film that questions integrity above all else
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CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia)
Sometimes you're flabbergasted when very good actors are in very bad films. But no-one sets out to make a bad movie. They just turn out that way. But, seriously, there's no way that the script of...
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Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
A mostly middling drama.
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