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, Dasha Nekrasova, Karan Gill, Marlon Williams and Ben Whishaw.

The film premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2023, and was released in select New Zealand cinemas on 2 November 2023.

Production
In June 2022, it was reported that Jennifer Connelly and Ben Whishaw joined the cast of the film, with Alice Englert directing from a screenplay she wrote.

During an interview with W in November 2022, Englert revealed that the film's production had just wrapped and taken place in New Zealand.

Release
Bad Behaviour had its world premiere at 2023 Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2023. It was released in select New Zealand cinemas on 2 November 2023; in the UK the film was released on Icon Film Channel on 4 December 2023, followed by the release in cinemas on 5 January 2024. It is scheduled to be released in limited cinemas and VOD by Gravitas Ventures in the United States and Canada on 18 June 2024.