Words and Pictures
Words and Pictures

Words and Pictures

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2014
1h 51m
6.4(237 votes)
Comedy
Drama
Romance

Overview

An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.

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Voltage Pictures

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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Clive Owen

Jack Marcus

Clive Owen
Acting

Juliette Binoche

Dina Delsanto

Juliette Binoche
Acting

Bruce Davison

Walt

Bruce Davison
Acting

Adam DiMarco

Swint

Adam DiMarco
Acting

Valerie Tian

Emily

Valerie Tian
Acting

Navid Negahban

Rashid

Navid Negahban
Acting

Amy Brenneman

Elspeth

Amy Brenneman
Acting

Keegan Connor Tracy

Ellen

Keegan Connor Tracy
Acting

Andrew McIlroy

Roy Loden

Andrew McIlroy
Acting

Tanaya Beatty

Tammy

Tanaya Beatty
Acting

Josh Ssettuba

Cole Patterson

Josh Ssettuba
Acting

Janet Kidder

Sabine

Janet Kidder
Acting

Christian Scheider

Tony

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Harrison MacDonald

Shaftner

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Willem Jacobson

Stanhope

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Tosh Turner

Finetti

Tosh Turner
Acting

Style Dayne

Friedman

Style Dayne
Acting

Mackenzie Cardwell

Gloria

Mackenzie Cardwell
Acting

Eva Bourne

Catherine

Eva Bourne
Acting

Garwin Sanford

Huntsman Manager

Garwin Sanford
Acting

David James Lewis

Tom (Bartender)

David James Lewis
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Brittany Hobson

Isabella

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Bernadette Beck

Girl In Hallway

Bernadette Beck
Acting

Wesley MacInnes

Boy in Hallway

Wesley MacInnes
Acting

Donna Yamamoto

Huntsman Woman

Donna Yamamoto
Acting

Patrick Gilmore

Cop

Patrick Gilmore
Acting

Andy Rukes

Seated Man

Andy Rukes
Acting

Cooper MacNeill

Laughing Boy

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Alison Jackson

Tony's Friend's Girl

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Myfanwy Meilen

Huntsman Woman #2

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Acting

Lee Jeffery

Huntsman Man

Lee Jeffery
Acting

Patricia Drake

Assistant Headmaster

Patricia Drake
Acting

Jennifer Copping

Huntsman Woman (uncredited)

Jennifer Copping
Acting

Jocelyn Ott

Woman in 60's Ad (uncredited)

Jocelyn Ott
Acting

Ann Wu-Lai Parry

Waitress (uncredited)

Ann Wu-Lai Parry

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