Bad Teacher
A shameless middle-school teacher schemes for cosmetic surgery money, professional rewards, and a wealthy new romance while turning workplace misconduct into a raunchy comic strategy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- crude
- breezy
- adult movie night
- casual comedy viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found Cameron Diaz's brazen performance and some supporting turns appealing, but considered the crude workplace comedy less funny and less cohesive than its premise promised.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Elizabeth manipulates students, colleagues, and romantic prospects to finance cosmetic surgery and pursue wealth.
Elizabeth sleeps in class, shows films instead of teaching, and treats her middle-school job as a route to money and status.
Elizabeth cheats and schemes openly while her apparent honesty with students becomes her only unexpectedly effective quality.
Elizabeth competes with Amy for a teacher bonus tied to state-exam performance while pursuing Scott within the same workplace.
Films like Bad Teacher, and why
Office Space
raunchy workplace comedy centered on an unscrupulous protagonist and abrasive social satire
The Sweetest Thing
adult comedy driven by crude humor, selfish characters, and romantic manipulation
The Other Woman
ensemble comedy combining workplace rivalry, sexual scheming, and broad character humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Jake Kasdan
- Release Date
- 2011-05-16
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (5056)
Cast
- Cameron Diaz
- Justin Timberlake
- Jason Segel
- Lucy Punch
- Phyllis Smith
- Kaitlyn Dever
- John Michael Higgins
- Thomas Lennon
- Kathryn Newton
- Molly Shannon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Bad Teacher about?
- A shameless middle-school teacher schemes for cosmetic surgery money, professional rewards, and a wealthy new romance while turning workplace misconduct into a raunchy comic strategy.
- What is Bad Teacher like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bad Teacher as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Bad Teacher violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Bad Teacher.
- What did critics think of Bad Teacher?
- Critics broadly found Cameron Diaz's brazen performance and some supporting turns appealing, but considered the crude workplace comedy less funny and less cohesive than its premise promised.
- Which films are like Bad Teacher?
- Films with a similar feel include Office Space, The Sweetest Thing, and The Other Woman.
- How long is Bad Teacher?
- Bad Teacher runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bad Teacher?
- In United States, Bad Teacher streams on Starz Apple TV channel.
