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Bad Education

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Directed by Cory Finley
Produced by Oren Moverman, Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger, and Mike Makowsky
Screenplay by Mike Makowsky Based on the New York Magazine article "The Bad Superintenent" by Robert Kolker
With: Hugh Jackman, Ray Romano, Welker White, Allison Janney, Annaleigh Ashford, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Calvin Coakley, and Geraldine Viswanathan
Cinematography: Lyle Vincent
Editing: Louise Ford
Music: Michael Abels
Runtime: 108 min
Release Date: 25 April 2020
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
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Jackman delivers yet another unexpectedly nuanced comedic performance as a beloved Long Island school superintendent desperate to cover up an epic embezzlement scheme, in this above-average docudrama about the dangers of positive thinking.