A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.
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Jason Bateman as Guy Trilby |
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Kathryn Hahn as Jenny Widgeon |
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Rohan Chand as Chaitanya Chopra |
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Philip Baker Hall as Dr. Bowman |
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Allison Janney as Dr. Bernice Deagan |
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Ben Falcone as Pete Fowler |
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Steve Witting as Proctor at Spelling Bee |
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Beth Grant as Bedazzled Judge |
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Gwen Parden as Brace Faced Girl |
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Anjul Nigam as Sriram Chopra |
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Allan Miller as Bald Glasses Judge |
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Bob Stephenson as Bill Murhoff |
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Patricia Belcher as Ingrid |
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Matthew Zhang as Braden Aftergood |
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Madison Hu as Ling Quan |
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Michael Patrick McGill as Beet Red Father |
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Judith Hoag as Petal Dubois |
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Rachael Harris as Eric Tai's Mother |
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Mychael Bates as Lobster Man |
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Greg Cromer as Jeremy 'FBI Agent' |
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Kimleigh Smith as Marzipan |
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Ethan Dizon as Ricky Irvine |
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Emily Sarah Carlson as Joyce Sacks |
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Jacquie Barnbrook as Joyce Sacks' Mom |
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Mak Kriksciun as Mickey Carlson |
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Sonia Nam as Jayleen Song |
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Lucky Davis as Leonard Feldman |
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Terry Shusta as Cop #1 |
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Connor Kalopsis as Eric Tai |
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Amanda Anka as National Public Television Narrator |
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Tanner Goad as Kid #1 on Bike |
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William Maltz as Chip |
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Gregory Sutton as Irate Driver |
| Production | Jeanne McCarthy | Casting Director |
| Production | Sean McKittrick | Producer |
| Art | Shepherd Frankel | Production Design |
| Editing | Tatiana S. Riegel | Editor |
| Sound | Ellen Heuer | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | April Napier | Costume Design |
| Directing | Jason Bateman | Director |
| Production | Jason Bateman | Producer |
| Production | James Garavente | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Rolfe Kent | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Mason Novick | Producer |
| Sound | Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Chris David | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kimberly Greene | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Nicole Abellera | Casting Director |
| Camera | Ken Seng | Director of Photography |
| Production | Edward H. Hamm Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Production | Darren M. Demetre | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Andrew Dodge | Screenplay |
| Sound | A. Josh Reinhardt | Foley Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Thomas Tannenberger | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Tim Carras | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Joshua D. Comen | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Ryan Collins | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Gabriel J. Serrano | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Justin Herman | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | David Esparza | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurel Kelly | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jose Zamora | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Jeff Culotta | Producer |
| Art | Elizabeth Keenan | Set Decoration |
| Art | Calla Klessig | Art Direction |
| Sound | Wade Barnett | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Travis MacKay | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Steve Cantamessa | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Scott La Rue | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Brian Dunlop | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Gary Thomas | Utility Sound |
| Sound | Bradford Ralston | Utility Sound |
| Visual Effects | Prasanna Siddharthan | Compositing Lead |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonni Flowers | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Zanki | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Callie Thurman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Chris W. Tucker | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Sang Jun Kim | Assistant Sound Editor |