Film

The Words

2012 · 1h 42m · Drama · Thriller

There's more than one way to take a life.

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

24%

Metacritic

37

The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.

Bradley Cooper

Rory Jansen

Zoe Saldaña

Dora Jansen

Jeremy Irons

The Old Man

Dennis Quaid

Clay Hammond

Olivia Wilde

Danielle

J.K. Simmons

Mr. Jansen

John Hannah

Richard Ford

Željko Ivanek

Joseph Cutler

Ben Barnes

Young Man

Michael McKean

Nelson Wylie

Nora Arnezeder

Celia

Ron Rifkin

Timothy Epstein

Gianpaolo Venuta

Dave Farber

Liz Stauber

Camy Rosen

Keeva Lynk

Cynthia

James Babson

• Brian KlugmanDirector · Screenplay
• Lee SternthalDirector · Screenplay
• Michael BenaroyaProducer
• Jim YoungProducer
• Tatiana KellyProducer
• Bradley CooperExecutive Producer
• Cassian ElwesExecutive Producer
• Laura RisterExecutive Producer
• Lisa WilsonExecutive Producer
• Antonio CalvacheDirector of Photography

The Words Official Movie Trailer [HD]

Release date

September 7, 2012

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$13,231,461

Genres

Drama, Thriller

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