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Bad Education

Bad Education

Some people learn the hard way.

20196.71h 49m

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.

Directed by Cory Finley
Written by Mike Makowsky, Robert Kolker
Produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Oren Moverman, Julia Lebedev
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Top Cast

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

Frank Tassone

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Pam Gluckin

Geraldine Viswanathan

Geraldine Viswanathan

Rachel Bhargava

Alex Wolff

Alex Wolff

Nick Fleischman

Rafael Casal

Rafael Casal

Kyle Contreras

Stephen Spinella

Stephen Spinella

Thomas 'Tom' Tuggiero

Annaleigh Ashford

Annaleigh Ashford

Jenny Aquila

Ray Romano

Ray Romano

Big Bob Spicer

Hari Dhillon

Hari Dhillon

David Bhargava

Jeremy Shamos

Jeremy Shamos

Phil Metzger

Themes & Keywords

based on true storylong island, new yorkschoolembezzlementbased on magazine, newspaper or article2000s

About Bad Education

Bad Education is a drama, crime, history film released in 2019 exploring themes of based on true story, long island, new york, school, embezzlement, based on magazine, newspaper or article, 2000s. Directed by Cory Finley, it stars Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, Geraldine Viswanathan. 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.

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