Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day poster

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

2014 · Movie · 81 min
C

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62/100

Averaged across 10 ratings · 182.3K votes

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Alexander is a boy who believes his family is immune to bad luck, while he suffers constantly. On the eve of his birthday, he makes a wish that they could understand what a bad day is like. His wish comes true, and the entire family endures a day of spectacularly hilarious and catastrophic misfortunes.

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Director
Miguel Arteta
Writer
Rob Lieber
Based on
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Released
8 October 2014
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
81 min
Rated
PG
Budget
$28.0M
Box office
$100.7M

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