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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

One day can change everything.

20146.21h 21m

Overview

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Directed by Miguel Arteta
Written by Rob Lieber, Judith Viorst
Produced by Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Lisa Henson
Box OfficeBudget: $28.0MRevenue: $100.7M

Top Cast

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Ben Cooper

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner

Kelly Cooper

Ed Oxenbould

Ed Oxenbould

Alexander Cooper

Dylan Minnette

Dylan Minnette

Anthony Cooper

Kerris Dorsey

Kerris Dorsey

Emily Cooper

E

Elise Vargas

Baby Trevor

Z

Zoey Vargas

Baby Trevor

Sidney Fullmer

Sidney Fullmer

Becky Gibson

Bella Thorne

Bella Thorne

Celia

Megan Mullally

Megan Mullally

Nina

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookjob interviewwishbad luckbased on children's bookdriver's test

About Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a family, comedy film released in 2014 exploring themes of based on novel or book, job interview, wish, bad luck, based on children's book, driver's test. Directed by Miguel Arteta, it stars Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould. Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

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