The read
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do. Most of the 6,933 2010s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes24%
Metacritic37/100
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do.
1,331 audience votes
Key crew
- Brian KlugmanDirector
- Lee SternthalDirector
- Brian KlugmanScreenplay
- Lee SternthalScreenplay
- Marcelo ZarvosOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bradley CooperRory Jansen
- Zoe SaldañaDora Jansen
- Jeremy IronsThe Old Man
- Dennis QuaidClay Hammond
- Olivia WildeDanielle
- J.K. SimmonsMr. Jansen
- John HannahRichard Ford
- Željko IvanekJoseph Cutler
- Ben BarnesYoung Man
- Michael McKeanNelson Wylie
- Nora ArnezederCelia
- Ron RifkinTimothy Epstein
Stills
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Themes
plagiarized bookaspiring writer