Overview
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
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DirectorJason Bateman
WriterAndrew Dodge
Cast
Jason Bateman
Guy Trilby
Kathryn Hahn
Jenny Widgeon
Rohan Chand
Chaitanya Chopra
Philip Baker Hall
Dr. Bowman
Allison Janney
Dr. Bernice Deagan
Ben Falcone
Pete Fowler
Steve Witting
Proctor at Spelling Bee
Beth Grant
Bedazzled Judge
Gwen Parden
Brace Faced Girl
Anjul Nigam
Sriram Chopra
Allan Miller
Bald Glasses Judge
Bob Stephenson
Bill Murhoff
Patricia Belcher
Ingrid
Matthew Zhang
Braden Aftergood
Madison Hu
Ling Quan
Michael Patrick McGill
Beet Red Father
Judith Hoag
Petal Dubois
Rachael Harris
Eric Tai's Mother
Mychael Bates
Lobster Man
Greg Cromer
Jeremy 'FBI Agent'
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Keywords
competitionsatirespelling beeunlikely friendshipanger issues
Details
Budget
$10M
Revenue
$8M
TMDb Votes
900
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026