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Bad Genius 2017

A thrilling Thai caper about bad people getting good grades

Our Take (by Renee Cuisia)

It looks like something you’ve already seen before: a student genius turns a simple high school cheating scheme into a full-blown, high-stakes heist. But layered with great acting, taut writing, and sharp observations about the ways in which education (and society in general) fails its students, Bad Genius turns a familiar premise into something genuinely exciting and impressively affecting. It’s everything you want a caper movie to be: smart and thrilling, with almost no moment to breathe, and of course, peppered with characters you can’t help but root and be nervous and excited for. 

Notable Critics

"It's as if Aaron Sorkin wrote a caper flick set in high school, and it's as much clever fun as that sounds."

— Brian Tallerico

"Offers subtle yet stinging insight into Thailand's class inequalities and corrupt school system."

— Maggie Lee

Synopsis

Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business.

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Renee Cuisia

Renee Cuisia

Renee Cuisia is the lead curator at A Good Movie to Watch. In her spare time, she likes to watch K-dramas and analyze them to death. She's also seen You've Got Mail one too many times but is still convinced it's one of the greatest films out there.