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The Words
The Words

The Words

There's more than one way to take a life.

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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.

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Budget

$6000000

Revenue

$13231461

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

6.674/10

Release Date

07 September 2012

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

Rory Jansen

Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña

Dora Jansen

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

The Old Man

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Clay Hammond

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Danielle

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Mr. Jansen

John Hannah

John Hannah

Richard Ford

Zeljko Ivanek

Zeljko Ivanek

Joseph Cutler

Ben Barnes

Ben Barnes

Young Man

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Nelson Wylie

Nora Arnezeder

Nora Arnezeder

Celia

Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin

Timothy Epstein

Gianpaolo Venuta

Gianpaolo Venuta

Dave Farber

Liz Stauber

Liz Stauber

Camy Rosen

Keeva Lynk

Keeva Lynk

Cynthia

James Babson

James Babson

Kevin Desfosses

Kevin Desfosses

Brian Klugman

Brian Klugman

Lee Sternthal

Lee Sternthal

Holden Wong

Holden Wong

Anders Yates

Anders Yates

Lucinda Davis

Lucinda Davis

Vendor

Vito DeFilippo

Vito DeFilippo

New York Apartment Doorman

Weston Middleton

Weston Middleton

Nick Weinstein

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