# The Words (2012)

> A struggling novelist’s stolen manuscript brings dazzling literary success while forcing him into an inescapable reckoning with authorship, ambition, and love.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/59382

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
- Cast: Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldaña, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, J.K. Simmons, John Hannah, Željko Ivanek
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1840417/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: introspective, morally tense, ambiguous, quiet evening, literary film night

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