Synopsis
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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Cast
- Hugh JackmanFrank Tassone
- Allison JanneyPam Gluckin
- Geraldine ViswanathanRachel Bhargava
- Alex WolffNick Fleischman
- Rafael CasalKyle Contreras
- Stephen SpinellaThomas 'Tom' Tuggiero
- Annaleigh AshfordJenny Aquila
- Ray RomanoBig Bob Spicer
- Hari DhillonDavid Bhargava
- Jeremy ShamosPhil Metzger
Recommendations
- 90
Variety
Bad Education doesn’t shy away from the humor of the situation, but it doesn’t go for the cheap laughs either. - 85
Vanity Fair
Bad Education (which honestly isn’t a great title for this movie) is an arresting, nuanced depiction of insatiable want, of the bitter fact that reaching for things is often more instinctual, more human, than holding on to what we’ve already got. - 83
IndieWire
However disappointing it might be that Bad Education is too delicate (and true) to really go wild and let Finley indulge in the flamboyance that made “Thoroughbreds” such a wicked treat, this is a young director who can see the whole chess game 20 moves in advance. - 83
The Playlist
Jackman shines, teasing us with suggestions of just how deep his performance runs. - 83
The A.V. Club
The strength of Jackman’s performance is that he hoodwinks us with his decency. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
It’s perhaps less flamboyantly enjoyable than Finley’s first feature, but it also digs deeper into the souls of its characters, asking how a few people meant to ensure the pedagogy of hundreds of children could flunk out so badly. - 80
Time
Bad Education is a story of small-town villains who just can’t help themselves, and it’s fun to see how their own carelessness trips them up. These are people we can’t trust, played by actors we trust implicitly. Why not be flimflammed by the best? - 75
The Film Stage
Bad Education is a roller coaster ride from start to finish as the surface sheen of success is peeled back to reveal the proverbial bodies buried to achieve it.
