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Words and Pictures
Words and Pictures

Words and Pictures

Is a man worth more than his words, a woman worth more than her pictures?

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$3346257

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.408/10

Release Date

22 May 2014

Country

Australia

Cast

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Jack Marcus

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Dina Delsanto

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Walt

Adam DiMarco

Adam DiMarco

Swint

Valerie Tian

Valerie Tian

Emily

Navid Negahban

Navid Negahban

Rashid

Amy Brenneman

Amy Brenneman

Elspeth

Keegan Connor Tracy

Keegan Connor Tracy

Ellen

Andrew McIlroy

Andrew McIlroy

Roy Loden

Tanaya Beatty

Tanaya Beatty

Tammy

Josh Ssettuba

Josh Ssettuba

Cole Patterson

Janet Kidder

Janet Kidder

Sabine

Christian Scheider

Christian Scheider

Tony

Harrison MacDonald

Harrison MacDonald

Shaftner

Willem Jacobson

Willem Jacobson

Stanhope

Tosh Turner

Tosh Turner

Finetti

Style Dayne

Style Dayne

Friedman

Mackenzie Cardwell

Mackenzie Cardwell

Gloria

Eva Bourne

Eva Bourne

Catherine

Garwin Sanford

Garwin Sanford

Huntsman Manager

David James Lewis

David James Lewis

Tom (Bartender)

Brittany Hobson

Brittany Hobson

Isabella

Bernadette Beck

Bernadette Beck

Girl In Hallway

Wesley MacInnes

Wesley MacInnes

Boy in Hallway

Donna Yamamoto

Donna Yamamoto

Huntsman Woman

Patrick Gilmore

Patrick Gilmore

Cop

Andy Rukes

Andy Rukes

Seated Man

Cooper MacNeill

Cooper MacNeill

Laughing Boy

Alison Jackson

Alison Jackson

Tony's Friend's Girl

Myfanwy Meilen

Myfanwy Meilen

Huntsman Woman #2

Lee Jeffery

Lee Jeffery

Huntsman Man

Patricia Drake

Patricia Drake

Assistant Headmaster

Jennifer Copping

Jennifer Copping

Huntsman Woman (uncredited)

Jocelyn Ott

Jocelyn Ott

Woman in 60's Ad (uncredited)

Ann Wu-Lai Parry

Ann Wu-Lai Parry

Waitress (uncredited)

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