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Bad Manners

Play trailer Poster for Bad Manners R,  1997,  1h 28m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 40% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 40% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
When married professors Wes (David Strathairn) and Nancy (Bonnie Bedelia) invite fellow academic Matt (Saul Rubinek) and his girlfriend, Kim (Caroleen Feeney), over for dinner, the gathering soon descends into an emotionally charged evening. Nancy and Matt are former lovers, a fact that makes Wes tense, and things get worse when the uptight host suspects that Kim has stolen $50 from him. As these and other issues surface, the film points to problems inherent in relationships and in academia.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
Wickedly funny. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 17, 2005
2/5
Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Aug 18, 2004
4/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Jul 30, 2002
3/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 15, 2002
A
A delightfully bitchy black comedy. Go to Full Review
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Mar 2, 2002
A riveting ethical drama with smashing performances from the four lead characters. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jonathan Kaufer

Director

David Strathairn

Wes

Bonnie Bedelia

Nancy

Saul Rubinek

Matt

Caroleen Feeney

Kim Matthews

Julie Harris

Professor Harper

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Movie Info

Synopsis When married professors Wes (David Strathairn) and Nancy (Bonnie Bedelia) invite fellow academic Matt (Saul Rubinek) and his girlfriend, Kim (Caroleen Feeney), over for dinner, the gathering soon descends into an emotionally charged evening. Nancy and Matt are former lovers, a fact that makes Wes tense, and things get worse when the uptight host suspects that Kim has stolen $50 from him. As these and other issues surface, the film points to problems inherent in relationships and in academia.
Director
Jonathan Kaufer
Producer
J. Todd Harris, Alan Kaplan, Stephen Nemeth
Screenwriter
David Gilman
Distributor
Phaedra Cinema
Production Co
Davis Entertainment Classics
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 25, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 21, 2019
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby
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