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Bad Genius
2017
· Movie
· 130 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #573
- IMDb #958
- Google retired #155
- Rotten Tomatoes #43
- Letterboxd #813
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #43
+4 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #290
- Criticker #1094
- Kinopoisk #1933
- Trakt #696
Every rating
57–100
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 57, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 100. Critics average 100, everyone else 78.
See the most agreed on films →A straight-A high school student devises an elaborate scheme to help her wealthy classmates cheat on their international standardized tests for a large fee. Her meticulous plans evolve into high-stakes, clandestine operations, leveraging time zones and covert communication. The pressure mounts as the rewards increase, threatening her academic future and her own moral compass.
Details
- Director
- Nattawut Poonpiriya
- Studio
- Jor Kwang Films, GDH 559
- Released
- 3 May 2017
- Country
- Thailand
- Language
- Thai, English
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $1.8M
- Box office
- $42.4M
- Awards
- 30 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 37 →30 wins from 37 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| 12th Asian Film Awards 2018 | Best Screenplay | Tanida Hantaweewatana Vasudhorn Piyaromina Nattawut Poonpiriya | Nominee |
| 12th Asian Film Awards 2018 | Best Newcomer | Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying | Winner |
| 26th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards 2018 | Best Actress | Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying | Winner |
| 26th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards 2018 | Best Cinematography | Phaklao Jiraungkoonkun | Nominee |
| 26th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards 2018 | Best Screenplay | Nattawut Poonpiriya Tanida Hantaweewatana Vasudhorn Piyaromna | Winner |
| 26th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Teeradon Supapunpinyo | Nominee |
| 26th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Thaneth Warakulnukroh | Winner |
| 26th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards 2018 | Best Original Score | Hualampong Riddim Vichaya Vatanasapt | Winner |
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27th Suphannahong National Film Awards
16 nominations, 12 won
| Best Actor | Chanon Santinatornkul | Winner |
| Best Actress | Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Patchara Lertkai | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Phaklao Jiraungkoonkun | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Pawaret Wongaram | Winner |
| Best Director | Nattawut Poonpiriya | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Chonlasit Upanigkit | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Hualampong Riddim | Winner |
| Best Picture | Bad Genius | Winner |
| Best Recording and Sound Mixing | Narubett Peamyai for Kantana Sound Studios Co., Ltd. | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Nattawut Poonpiriya Tanida Hantaweewatana Vasudhorn Piyaromna | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Thaneth Warakulnukroh | Winner |
| Best Makeup Effects | Arporn Meebangyang Savitree Sukhumwat | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Teeradon Supapunpinyo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Eisaya Hosuwan | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Yggdrazil Group Co., Ltd. Posters Co., Ltd. | Nominee |
26th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards
11 nominations, 9 won
| Best Actor | Chanon Santinatornkul | Winner |
| Best Actress | Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying | Winner |
| Best Director | Nattawut Poonpiriya | Winner |
| Best Editing | Chonlasit Upanigkit | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Hualampong Riddim Vichaya Vatanasapt | Winner |
| Best Picture | Bad Genius | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Patchara Lertkai Tarntup Reungtara | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Nattawut Poonpiriya Tanida Hantaweewatana Vasudhorn Piyaromna | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Thaneth Warakulnukroh | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Phaklao Jiraungkoonkun | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Teeradon Supapunpinyo | Nominee |
20th Fantasia International Film Festival
4 nominations, 4 won
| Audience Award – Best Asian Feature | Bad Genius | Winner |
| Audience Award – Most Innovative Feature Film | Bad Genius | Winner |
| Cheval Noir – Best Director | Nattawut Poonpiriya | Winner |
| Séquences Award – Best Film | Bad Genius | Winner |
16th New York Asian Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Jury Award | Bad Genius | Winner |
| Rising Star Award | Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying | Winner |
12th Asian Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Newcomer | Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Tanida Hantaweewatana Vasudhorn Piyaromina Nattawut Poonpiriya | Nominee |
13th Fantastic Fest
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Picture – Thriller Features | Bad Genius | Winner |
21st Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Menkes Audience Choice Award | Bad Genius | Winner |