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Bad Teacher

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Released Jun 24, 2011

1h 32m

Romance

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For most, teaching is an honorable profession -- except for Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz). The foul-mouthed, boozy woman can't wait to marry a rich man and quit her job, but she has to rethink her plans when her sugar daddy dumps her. Then Scott Delacorte (Justin Timberlake), a substitute teacher who's cute and rich, arrives. Elizabeth can't wait to sink her teeth into a new meal ticket, but she faces stiff competition from Amy (Lucy Punch), a popular and perky colleague.

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Critics Consensus

In spite of a promising concept and a charmingly brazen performance from Cameron Diaz, Bad Teacher is never as funny as it should be.

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Sara Reihani

Bitch Media

Just a banal, boring kind of awful.

Jan 7, 2021

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Anna Smith

metro.co.uk

Much like one of Elizabeth's classes, there are no lessons to be learned, but this mischievous, borderline amoral little number passes the time in a surprisingly amusing fashion.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 24, 2018

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Roger Moore

Tribune News Service

A raunchy comedy that promises, from its title to its casting, a "Bad Santa" riff on a sacred institution...But they don't deliver.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 2, 2013

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Any attempt to be like other teacher movies and make memorable students roles to go with the lead teacher takes a backseat to focusing on an evil Cameron Diaz and her rocking bod.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 16, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The filmmakers play it safe, which is exactly what anyone seeing this movie doesn’t want.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 11, 2023

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Emma Clark-Dow

Stuff.co.nz

What must be one of Cameron Diaz’s last great films...

Jun 6, 2022

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Blu B

It's Bad (every Pun Intended) It's not well made on a fundamental level and it commits the biggest sin a comedy can....It's not funny. There is so many subplots that go nowhere. The J.T. love story, the kids are really an after thought, the love story with the gym teacher is so rushed at the end because it just meanders and suff just happens that isn't funny. It actually is kind of funny the first 5 minutes but it uses up all it's ammo right there. 90% of the time the jokes fall flat or it's just boring. It's all surface level stuff that isn't clever. Cameron Diaz is alright but she isn't given much to work with. The "villian" isn' that good either. Skip This.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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Linaneor A

i rarely laugh watching this type of movies but this one made me laugh every 5 minutes. the score should be much higher

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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Alexandru A

It's a lighthearted movie with unhinged comedy bits. It's worth its time

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/28/24

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SpookySkeleton M

The movie is actually pretty good for what it is, it's not meant to be super deep, it's just a comedy and it made me laugh so I don't see why the scores are so low.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Ivan Z

An underrated hilarious comedy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/25/23

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Genie S

It's horrible but in a good way? I found it hilarious and cringy and nobody under 30 should watch it, but it's still funny.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/10/23

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Jake Kasdan

Director

Cameron Diaz

Elizabeth Halsey

Justin Timberlake

Scott Delacorte

Jason Segel

Russell Gettis

Lucy Punch

Amy Squirrel

John Michael Higgins

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Synopsis

For most, teaching is an honorable profession -- except for Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz). The foul-mouthed, boozy woman can't wait to marry a rich man and quit her job, but she has to rethink her plans when her sugar daddy dumps her. Then Scott Delacorte (Justin Timberlake), a substitute teacher who's cute and rich, arrives. Elizabeth can't wait to sink her teeth into a new meal ticket, but she faces stiff competition from Amy (Lucy Punch), a popular and perky colleague.

Director: Jake Kasdan
Producer: Jimmy Miller, David B. Householter
Screenwriter: Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Production Co: Mosaic, Columbia Pictures
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Sexual Content|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 24, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.3M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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