Bad Education
Short description
A school district superintendent in Long Island manages a prestigious educational system where students frequently gain entry into top universities. While maintaining a public image of success and luxury, he and a colleague engage in the embezzlement of public funds. The conflict arises when the financial scheme is discovered, forcing the administrators to attempt a cover-up to protect their reputations and lifestyles from public exposure.
Directed by Cory Finley, this 2019 American crime drama followed his 2018 film Thoroughbreds and preceded his 2023 work Landscape with Invisible Hand. The movie was written by Mike Makowsky and produced by Oren Moverman, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, and Eddie Vaisman. The lead roles are played by Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney, supported by a cast including Geraldine Viswanathan, Alex Wolff, Rafael Casal, and Stephen Spinella.
The film received generally positive responses from both viewers and professionals. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 7.1 based on 46,000 votes, while on TMDB it has a score of 6.7 from 799 votes. Film critics gave the production a higher rating of 7.7 based on 156 reviews, indicating a slightly more favorable reception among critics than among the general audience.
What's left behind the scenes
- The original title translates to "Bad Education."
- Frank Tassone (played by Hugh Jackman) continues to receive a pension, totaling $173,495 annually. He received this money, essentially stolen from taxpayers, even while serving a prison sentence. All employees involved in the thefts receive pensions, including Pam (played by Allison Janney), whose pension is $54,998 per year. She transfers half of this amount to the Roslyn school district as part of a restitution program.
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