TMBTMB
TMBTMB

Track, discover and find where to watch TV shows and movies.

Discover

  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Browse
  • Topics

Account

  • Watchlist
  • Watched
  • Ratings

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

© 2026 Movie Browser. All rights reserved.

Data provided by TMDB

Home
Browse
Watchlist
backdrop
backdrop
logo
30 minutes that'll reprogram how you see every struggling kid in a classroom.
TMDB
86

Bad (2007)

intimateretro-realempathy grenade

Overview

FamilyDrama

This film puts you inside the head of a dyslexic child trying to get through the 5th grade in the 1970's.

Flag of USUS
Content warning
dyslexia
invisible disabilitychildhood shameeducational failureparental blindness

Standout Aspects

Direction

Giammanco's subjective camera puts you inside dyslexia.

Acting

Remy Thorne's silent suffering should've won awards.

Production

1970s classroom details are uncomfortably perfect.

Best for:Solo: Let it wreck you alone, no distractions.·Family: Watch with kids 10+, then actually talk.·Rewatch: Second viewing: notice what adults miss.
Heads up:Emotional: Crushing scenes of public humiliation in class.·Triggers: Academic trauma survivors: this opens old wounds.
V

Director

Vincenzo Giammanco

ReleasedSep 8, 2007
Runtime30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Budget$40K
Chartwell School

Top Cast

Remy Thorne

Remy Thorne

John Read

Ed Zajac

Ed Zajac

Dan Read

Carla Valentine

Carla Valentine

Nurse Whitfield

Tristan Price

Tristan Price

Little John Read

Ask about Bad

Opens AI chat

Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Giammanco is dyslexic and shot the distortion effects without CGI, using practical lens techniques from the 1970s period.

Cultural

Released during the 2007 'Reading Wars' debate, this became a stealth training tool for special education teachers despite zero marketing budget.

YouTube

bAd Trailer

bAd Trailer

Recommended

An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars movie poster (2012)
6.8

An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars

Skater Girl movie poster (2021)
7.2

Skater Girl

A Second Chance movie poster (2011)
6.0

A Second Chance

A Second Chance: Rivals! movie poster (2019)
6.9

A Second Chance: Rivals!

Heidi movie poster (2005)
7.7

Heidi

Moondance Alexander movie poster (2007)
6.0

Moondance Alexander

Where the Red Fern Grows movie poster (1974)
6.9

Where the Red Fern Grows

Little Fugitive movie poster (1953)
6.9

Little Fugitive

The Encounter movie poster (2010)
6.4

The Encounter

Where the Red Fern Grows movie poster (2003)
6.3

Where the Red Fern Grows

Flicka movie poster (2006)
6.9

Flicka

I Am David movie poster (2003)
6.9

I Am David

I Believe movie poster (2019)
7.7

I Believe

The Call of the Wild movie poster (1972)
6.1

The Call of the Wild

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase movie poster (2019)
6.4

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

More Like This

Anya's Bell movie poster (1999)
6.2

Anya's Bell

Like Stars on Earth movie poster (2007)
8.0

Like Stars on Earth

In Her Shoes movie poster (2005)
6.2

In Her Shoes

Cookster: The Darkest Days movie poster (2025)

Cookster: The Darkest Days

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief movie poster (2010)
6.2

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

The Secret movie poster (1992)
9.0

The Secret

Not Broken movie poster (2021)
7.6

Not Broken

What is dyslexia? movie poster (2026)

What is dyslexia?

Thunder Road movie poster (2016)
7.3

Thunder Road

Confetti movie poster (2020)
8.0

Confetti

All the Words on the Page movie poster (2024)

All the Words on the Page

Love, Mary movie poster (1985)
5.7

Love, Mary

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia movie poster (1984)
8.5

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

Backward, Forward, and All Around movie poster

Backward, Forward, and All Around

Censurada movie poster (2026)

Censurada