The Words (2012)

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

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.

Released: 2012-09-07
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 1h 42m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 1,350 votes

Directed by Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal.

Top cast

Bradley Cooper as Rory Jansen
Zoe Saldaña as Dora Jansen
Jeremy Irons as The Old Man
Dennis Quaid as Clay Hammond
Olivia Wilde as Danielle
J.K. Simmons as Mr. Jansen
John Hannah as Richard Ford
Željko Ivanek as Joseph Cutler
Ben Barnes as Young Man
Michael McKean as Nelson Wylie

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Where to watch The Words

United States: stream on Paramount Plus Essential; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, YouTube
India: rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube
Canada: stream on Crave

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