Bad Behaviour (2023 film)

Bad Behaviour is a 2023 New Zealand black comedy film directed and written by Alice Englert in her feature directorial debut. She also stars in the film alongside Jennifer Connelly and Ben Whishaw.

Bad Behaviour
Directed byAlice Englert
Screenplay byAlice Englert
Produced by
  • Desray Armstrong
  • Molly Hallam
Starring
CinematographyMatt Henley
Edited bySimon Price
Music by
  • Cameron Tuliloa McArthur
  • Mark Bradshaw
  • Gina Karlikof
  • Alice Englert
Production
company
Protagonist Pictures
Release date
  • January 21, 2023 (2023-01-21) (Sundance)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

It premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023. The film has received generally mixed reviews thus far.[1]

Cast

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Production

In June 2022, it was announced that Jennifer Connelly and Ben Whishaw joined the cast of the film, with Alice Englert directing from a screenplay she wrote.[3] During an interview with W in November 2022, Englert revealed that the production took place in New Zealand and had then-recently wrapped.[4]

Release

Bad Behaviour had its world premiere at 2023 Sundance Film Festival, on January 21, 2023.[5]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 43% of 37 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Despite impressive work from Jennifer Connelly and Alice Englert, Bad Behaviour is too scattered and disjointed to support its unwieldy ambitions."[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]

Awards and nominations
Awards and nominations for Bad Behaviour
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Sydney Film Festival 18 June 2023 Best Film Bad Behaviour Nominated [8]

References
  1. "Bad Behaviour • Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. "Bad Behaviour Official Page". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. Kroll, Justin (29 June 2022). "Jennifer Connelly & Ben Whishaw To Star In Alice Englert's 'Bad Behaviour'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. Gao, Max (16 November 2022). "Alice Englert Rewrites the Scion Narrative". W. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (7 December 2022). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Set With Ukraine War, Little Richard, Michael J. Fox, Judy Blume Docs; Pics With Anne Hathaway, Emilia Clarke, Jonathan Majors; More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. "Bad Behaviour". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  7. "Bad Behaviour Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  8. Frater, Patrick (9 May 2023). "Sydney Film Festival Unveils Bumper Lineup for 70th Edition". Variety. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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