Nerd movies, like geeks themselves, have come a long way over the last few decades. When films about nerds and geeks started becoming popular in the 1980s, they showed the characters as losers, misfits, and outsiders who had to face bullies, who were often the cool, popular kids. Since the 80s, the roles have stayed the same concerning their brains and status as misfits, but these characters have become more prestigious and important, as brains are more important than brawn in today’s society.
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When it comes to movies about nerds and geeks, they are no longer just about nerds being picked on by jocks and having to survive. They have become films about the smartest kids in the class doing things that no one ever imagined they could do. Geeks today are cool and often have more in common with regular people than the jocks that used to rule the class. They are the catalysts in sci-fi movies, win in love without being considered lucky, and end up as the head of the table, with the former cool kids working for them.
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Sydney White (2007)
A Re-Telling Of Snow White With The Seven Dwarfs As Nerds
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Sydney White
PG-13
ComedyRomance
Sydney White is a modern retelling of the classic Snow White fairytale set in a college environment. Amanda Bynes stars as Sydney White, a freshman who joins a deteriorating student house and clashes with the campus sorority queen. Directed by Joe Nussbaum, the film explores themes of friendship, self-discovery, and challenging social hierarchies within the collegiate setting.
Release Date
September 21, 2007
Runtime
108 minutes
Cast
Amanda Bynes
, Sara Paxton
, Matt Long
, Jeremy Howard
, Danny Strong
, Jack Carpenter
, John Schneider
, Samm Levine
, Arnie Pantoja
, Crystal Hunt
, Adam Hendershott
, Lauren Leech
, Libby Mintz
, Donté Bonner
, Brian Patrick Clarke
, Cree Ivey
, Kierstin Koppel
, Lisandra Vazquez
, Chris Carberg
, Ashley Eckstein
, Nadine Avola
, Cynthia Murell
Director
Joe Nussbaum
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Released in 2007, Sydney White was an Amanda Bynes vehicle when she was still at the top of the teen romantic comedy genre. In this film, Bynes plays Sydney White, a spin on Snow White. She heads to college and quickly becomes popular thanks to her likable personality, and catches the eye of a popular frat guy named Tyler Prince. However, Tyler is dating Rachel Witchburn and this young woman sets her sights on ruining Sydney, and gets her kicked out of her sorority. She ends up befriending the “Seven Dorks,” college outcasts.
While the movie did go back to the geeks as outsiders trope, it was a nice callback to Revenge of the Nerds-styled humor.
The movie is light fare, but is a fun spin on the classic Grimm Fairy Tale (and Disney animated classic). Bynes was at the top of her game when she made this movie and the “Seven Dorks” were all charming in their own way. There were also some familiar faces among the “Dorks,” including Danny Strong (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Samm Levine (Freaks and Geeks). While the movie did go back to the geeks as outsiders trope, it was a nice callback to Revenge of the Nerds-styled humor.
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The House Bunny (2008)
A Playboy Bunny Moves Into A Sorority Of Outcasts
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The House Bunny
PG-13
ComedyRomance
The House Bunny is a comedy film directed by Fred Wolf, released in 2008. The story follows Shelley, a former Playboy Bunny played by Anna Faris, who becomes the house mother for a failing sorority of socially awkward girls. Through her unconventional methods, Shelley helps the sorority members rediscover their confidence and gain acceptance on their college campus. The film also stars Emma Stone, Kat Dennings, and Colin Hanks.
Release Date
August 22, 2008
Runtime
98 minutes
Cast
Anna Faris
, Colin Hanks
, Emma Stone
, Kat Dennings
, Hugh M. Hefner
, Christopher McDonald
Director
Fred Wolf
The House Bunny has an interesting premise where a “hot girl” moves into a nerdy sorority, but she ends up being almost as awkward and lost as the nerds who are members of the house. Anna Faris is a Playboy Bunny named Shelley Darlingson who grew up in an orphanage but now lives with Hugh Hefner in the Playboy Mansion. However, on her 27th birthday, she receives a forged note from Hugh Hefner asking her to move out. Depressed, she decides to be a sorority housemother to live in their nice houses.
However, the only house that accepts her is the Zeta Alpha Zeta house, a house of socially awkward young women who takes her in because they think she will attract boys to their house. There are problematic areas to the story, as the entire idea is the women in the sorority house believing they need a prettier woman to get the boys. However, the film remains a sweet movie with its heart in the right place and when the women of Zeta Alpha Zeta find their confidence and grow into their place in the world.
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Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
A Moment In The Life Of A Socially Awkward High Schooler
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9.3/10
Napoleon Dynamite
PG
Comedy
Considered a cult classic, Napoleon Dynamite follows the titular character, an awkward high school student from a small town in Idaho. The film follows Napoleon’s life as he deals with the antics of his strange family, his romantic feelings for a fellow classmate, and his assistance of a friend to win Class President over the school’s popular girl. Jon Heder stars as Napoleon Dynamite, with a further class that includes Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Aaron Ruell, and Jon Gries.
Release Date
August 27, 2004
Runtime
96 minutes
Cast
Jon Heder
, Aaron Ruell
, Tina Majorino
, Haylie Duff
, Efren Ramirez
, Jon Gries
Director
Jared Hess
Distributor(s)
Searchlight Pictures
, Paramount Pictures
Based on a short film called Peluca, Jared Hess directed Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite, a movie about life in a small Idaho town from the point of view of an awkward high school student. Napoleon is a nerd who believes he is cooler than the other kids in school, but he also faces bullying by the popular kids. However, despite his anti-social attitude and need to often lash out at those around him, he also has a big heart and sets out to help a fellow nerd in Pedro Sanchez in his desire to run for the student council.
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The movie was a massive success, made for only $400,000 but making $46.1 million at the box office thanks to word-of-mouth recommending the weird and quirky storyline. Director Hess said that it was hard to get made because people felt it was “too weird or they just didn’t like the character” (via Rolling Stone). The film has since become a cult classic as well and enjoyed its 20th anniversary with a special screening at the Sundance Film Festival in 2024, the same festival where it originally screened.
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WarGames (1983)
A Nerdy Hacker Almost Starts World War III
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Wargames
PG
Sci-FiThrillerDramaAdventureAction
Starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy, Wargames tells the story of a teenage computer whiz who hacks into a military supercomputer and inadvertently starts a countdown to a new World War. The 1983 thriller is directed by Saturday Night Fever director John Badham.
Release Date
June 3, 1983
Runtime
114 minutes
Cast
John Wood
, Matthew Broderick
, Dabney Coleman
, Ally Sheedy
, Barry Corbin
Director
John Badham
Distributor(s)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
, United Artists
WarGames is a movie that shows that not all nerds are weird outsiders that are often picked on by people bigger and more popular than them. This was a film that showed how a nerd’s brain can not only cause a lot of problems but also be the one to help solve the problems. Matthew Broderick stars as David Lightman, a young computer hacker who accidentally hacks into a United States military supercomputer. Thinking it is a video game, he sets up a big attack only to learn he triggered a false alarm that threatens to start World War III.
The film is a 1980s staple and one of the more popular movies from the decade when it comes to the era’s focus on young adult fare, this one standing out thanks to its real-world yet almost sci-fi twist. Despite its young adult leanings, WarGames actually picked up three Oscar nominations, including one for Best Original Screenplay. It is also one of the movies that helped popularize the themes of computer hacking and cyber activity in movies in an era where they were still seen as mostly sci-fi ideas.
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Revenge Of The Nerds (1984)
An Underdog Story Of Nerds In College
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Revenge of the Nerds
R
Comedy
Revenge of the Nerds is a comedy about a group of social outcasts who band together to form a fraternity to fight against the jocks who bully them. The 1984 film, starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, and Timothy Busfield, spawned a four-movie franchise.
Release Date
August 10, 1984
Runtime
90 Minutes
Cast
Robert Carradine
, Anthony Edwards
, Timothy Busfield
, Andrew Cassese
, Curtis Amstrong
, Larry B. Scott
, Brian Tochi
, Julia Montgomery
Director
Jeff Kanew
At one time, there wasn’t a more popular nerd movie than Revenge of the Nerds. However, time has not been kind to the film when it comes to the storyline and its overall basic themes. The plot of the movie is a basic underdog story. The nerds of the film are Lewis and Gilbert after they enroll in college to study computer science. However, they find themselves the targets of the Alpha Beta frat, which is mostly members of the football team who take aim at the nerds after they see them achieving success in college.
However, the problems lie in what the nerds do to get revenge. Problematic aspects of Revenge of the Nerds include a scene that depicts an actual sexual assault when Lewis pretends to be Stan in a dark room so he can have sex with Betty. There is also a hint of revenge porn when they share the nude photos with the college campus. However, with all the problems, the film still remains a strong story of the underdogs overcoming all odds against the hierarchy of college life by using their brains to overcome the brawn.
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Big Hero 6 (2014)
A Superhero Team Of Nerds
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8.7/10
Big Hero 6
PG
AnimationActionAdventureComedyFamily
In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Big Hero 6, the child genius Hiro Hamada works with his brother Tadashi’s inflatable robot, Baymax, to assemble a superhero team in the fictional city of San Fransokyo. The titular group of geeky heroes, composed of Honey Lemon, Go Go Tomago, Wasabi, and Fred, help Hiro and Baymax take down a masked villain powered by nanobots.
Release Date
October 24, 2014
Runtime
1h 42m
Cast
Ryan Potter
, Scott Adsit
, Jamie Chung
, T.J. Miller
, Daniel Henney
, Damon Wayans Jr.
, Genesis Rodriguez
, James Cromwell
, Alan Tudyk
, Maya Rudolph
Director
Don Hall
, Chris Williams
Distributor(s)
Disney
Big Hero 6 is proof that the superhero genre doesn’t have to be big, brawny powerhouses. While Tony Stark is a genius, he isn’t a nerd. Peter Parker fits the role, but he has the power and strength of a superhero to carry him to victory. However, the heroes in Big Hero 6 get much of their inspiration from him but without superhuman powers. Instead, they use their nerdy brains to become superheroes by creating their own gadgets and power suits. It is one of the best examples of kids using their brains to turn themselves into heroes.
Big Hero Six won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature and it was the highest-grossing animated film of 2014.
The only superpowered Big Hero 6 hero is the robot Baymax, while the rest are just super-geniuses who created their superhero personas while in a science program in college. The film was a huge success, even with most fans having no idea that it was based on a Marvel Comics team. Big Hero Six won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature and it was the highest-grossing animated film of 2014 (beating out How to Train Your Dragon 2 for both of those honors).
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
A 40-Year-Old Nerd Looking For Love
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The 40 Year Old Virgin
R
Steve Carell takes on the titular 40-Year Old Virgin role in this romantic comedy from Judd Apatow. Andy, an electronics store employee, reveals to his co-workers that he’s still a virgin despite recently hitting forty years of age, setting them on a quest to help him adjust his ways to find him a date and end his virginity. With or without the help of his friends, a series of awkward and comedic dates may lead him to more than a one-night-stand, but instead, the future love of his life
Release Date
August 19, 2005
Runtime
116 minutes
Cast
Seth Rogen
, Jane Lynch
, Steve Carell
, Romany Malco
, Catherine Keener
, Paul Rudd
, Leslie Mann
, Elizabeth Banks
Director
Judd Apatow
Distributor(s)
Universal Pictures
The 40-Year-Old Virgin is an interesting addition to the idea of nerds in movies, since these films usually look at teenagers or college students getting picked on by the members of cliques in their schools. In this case, it shows a 40-year-old man who is still a nerd, and who mostly finds himself still made fun of by other men who have still not grown up inside. This also is not a case where the nerd uses his brains to prove that there is nothing wrong with being a nerd. This is just about a guy who needs to mature and grow up.
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Steve Carell plays Andy, the virgin nerd of the title, a man who stopped trying to have sex with women after several failed attempts. Instead, he lives alone in his apartment, surrounded by his beloved geek life, including action figures and video games. When his friends learn he is a virgin, they set out to help him lose his virginity. However, this is a movie about Andy finding his real place in the world and true love, and its use of his nerdy obsessions actually helps him finally break out of his shell.
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Spider-Man (2002)
The Ultimate Marvel Comics Superhero Nerd
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Spider-Man
PG-13
ActionAdventureSuperhero
Spider-Man is the first film in Sam Raimi’s trilogy starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. Released in 2002, the film introduced superhero fans to a live-action Norman Osborn, played by Willem Dafoe, who is transformed into his villainous alter ego, Green Goblin, after being forced out of Oscorp Industries. At the same time, Peter Parker is grappling with his newfound abilities as the iconic wall-crawler.
Release Date
May 3, 2002
Runtime
121 Minutes
Cast
Tobey Maguire
, Willem Dafoe
, Kirsten Dunst
, James Franco
, Cliff Robertson
, Rosemary Harris
, J.K. Simmons
, Joe Manganiello
Director
Sam Raimi
Distributor(s)
Sony
The big selling point of Spider-Man in his comic book origin story was that he was a nerd with no friends. He was a very intelligent student who preferred science over partying and was called a bookworm by the school’s biggest bully, Flash Thompson. In the three iterations of Spider-Man in the movies, it is the Sam Raimi trilogy that gets this version of Peter Parker right. While Andrew Garfield was a little too cool, and Tom Holland never went too hard in the nerdy direction, Tobey Maguire nailed it.
The second movie was the best of the trilogy, but it was the first installment that was the best when showing Peter Parker as the ultimate nerd who had to figure out how to be a superhero when he gained his powers. The first two movies also played it smart by having Spider-Man’s biggest villains as nerds, too, with Norman Osborne, a successful nerd industrialist, and Doctor Octopus, a more basic science nerd. Having the nerdiest Marvel character battling other super geniuses made these perfect Marvel Comics adaptations.
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Weird Science (1985)
Two Nerds Create Their Perfect Woman
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Weird Science
PG-13
Sci-FiComedyRomance
John Hughes’ 1985 comedy Weird Science tells the story of two high school students who create a virtual woman using their computer, only to have her come to life. Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith star as teenagers Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly, with Kelly LeBrock playing the artificially created Lisa and Bill Paxton and Robert Downey Jr. in supporting roles,
Release Date
August 2, 1985
Runtime
94 minutes
Cast
Bill Paxton
, Robert Downey Jr.
, Ilan Mitchell-Smith
, Anthony Michael Hall
, Robert Rusler
, Kelly LeBrock
Director
John Hughes
Distributor(s)
Universal Pictures
John Hughes dealt with a lot of nerds throughout his film career. Anthony Michael Hall might have been his greatest nerd creation, with him playing the role in The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles. However, his best role as a nerd in the lead of a film came in 1985’s Weird Science. In this movie, Hall and Iian Michael-Smith play two high school nerds named Gary and Wyatt who are picked up by jocks and humiliated when they swoon over two hit cheerleaders.
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The two decide they want to win over the cheerleaders from their jock boyfriends, and they decide to create their perfect virtual woman. However, what they didn’t expect was that the experiment would create a real-life perfect woman (Kelly LeBrock), who then helped the two of them overcome their insecurities and rise above their spot as high school nerds so that they could achieve their dreams. The movie is a product of its times, with the cheerleaders falling in love with the nerds as damsels in distress, but its heart is in the right place.
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Booksmart (2019)
Two Nerdy Girls Decide To Have Fun On The End Of High School
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Booksmart
R
Comedy
Booksmart is a comedy film directed by Olivia Wilde and follows two studious and by-the-book high school seniors who decide on their final day of school to shake up the formula and break some rules. Having lamented missing four potential years of fun and friendship, the best friends attempt to cram four years of the “high school experience” into a single night.
Release Date
May 24, 2019
Runtime
105 minutes
Cast
Lisa Kudrow
, Michael Patrick O’Brien
, Beanie Feldstein
, Diana Silvers
, Will Forte
, Eduardo Franco
, Kaitlyn Dever
, Mason Gooding
, Jessica Williams
, Molly Gordon
, Noah Galvin
, Jason Sudeikis
, Billie Lourd
, Skyler Gisondo
Director
Olivia Wilde
Distributor(s)
United Artists
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Booksmart Is a similar movie to Superbad but with some key differences. The main characters are young women who want to end their high school careers in style. Unlike the boys in Superbad who just wanted to have sex before graduation, Amy and Molly have a different reason for wanting to go wild at a year-end graduation party. They spent their entire high school careers doing everything right, and they found their reward was acceptance to Ivy League schools. However, other students partied in high school and also had college admissions.
Amy and Molly decide they want to have at least one night of party fun before they move on to college to at least have the experience.
Amy and Molly decide they want to have at least one night of party fun before they move on to college to at least have the experience. There is a lot more going on under the hood of this coming-of-age film, with Amy wanting to hook up with a girl named Ryan, and Molly wanting to prove to the other students that she is more than just a book-smart nerd. Critics loved the film, awarding it a high 96% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while Beanie Feldstein earned a Golden Globes nomination for her performance.
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Ghostbusters (1984)
Nerds Save New York City From Ghosts
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Ghostbusters
PG
ActionComedyFantasy
Ghostbusters is a 1984 fantasy sci-fi movie from director Ivan Reitman. The movie stars Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson as Raymond Stantz, Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore, paranormal investigators who travel New York hunting and capturing ghosts. The movie eventually became one of the most iconic films of the ’80s, spawning a multimedia franchise including a sequel, spinoffs, books, and video games.
Release Date
June 8, 1984
Runtime
105 Minutes
Cast
Bill Murray
, Dan Aykroyd
, Sigourney Weaver
, Harold Ramis
, Ernie Hudson
, Rick Moranis
Director
Ivan Reitman
Distributor(s)
Columbia Pictures
Ghostbusters is the ultimate 1980s tale of nerds who save the world when no one else has a chance to stop the oncoming evil. This entire movie is about three guys who are insulted, shunned, and looked down upon by society, but still fight forward to prove that not only is the supernatural real, and their brains and prowess are the only things that can save the world from the ghosts that threaten to run rampant over New York City. The movie even uses the ultimate nerd (Rick Moranis) to make the main nerds look cooler in comparison.
The three leads play it differently, with Bill Murray the cocky and overly confident one, Dan Aykroyd teetering the line as the true believer who is more geek than nerd, and Harold Ramis as the main nerd, the smartest of all three. Ghostbusters is funny and scary at turns, and it works on every level. There were Ghostbusters sequels, spinoffs, and television cartoons, and they are all successful thanks to this original movie, where the nerds are there to save the world, even if the people in charge don’t understand they are even in danger.
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The Social Network (2010)
The Nerd Becomes A Rich Man Thanks To His Brains
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The Social Network
PG-13
BiographyDrama
David Fincher’s The Social Network chronicles the birth of Facebook and the rise of tech mogul Mark Zuckerberg. Following Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) as he creates his famous social network along with his friend and investor Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield). As Facebook’s popularity grows, Zuckerberg faces legal action from former friends, with The Social Network following his journey from an innovative young student to a titan of industry.
Release Date
October 1, 2010
Runtime
120 minutes
Cast
Jesse Eisenberg
, Rooney Mara
, Andrew Garfield
, Justin Timberlake
, Armie Hammer
Director
David Fincher
Distributor(s)
Sony Pictures Releasing
The Social Network is a very different sort of movie about nerds. Instead of awkward teens or college students who are picked on by the more popular kids in school, this movie is about nerds in college who use their brains to become incredibly wealthy and successful. The David Fincher-directed film is about Mark Zuckerberg, the man who created Facebook while he attended college. His original idea was to find a way for people with less than satisfactory social skills to communicate with each other online rather than in person.
The film is also remembered well, as the Library of Congress added it to the National Film Registry in 2024, just 14 years after it hit theaters.
The Social Network was a massive success when it came out. The Academy Awards honored it with eight nominations, including winning Best Adapted Screenplay. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross also won Best Original Score for the music. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Jesse Eisenberg. The film is also remembered well, as the Library of Congress added it to the National Film Registry in 2024, just 14 years after it hit theaters.
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The Goonies (1985)
The Beloved Geek-Friendly Adventure Film
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The Goonies
PG
FamilyAdventureComedy
When a small Oregon community is threatened by the foreclosure of their homes, a group of young misfits who called themselves the Goonies set out to find an ancient treasure in order to save the town. From a story by Steven Spielberg and a screenplay by Chris Columbus, Richard Donner’s The Goonies is one of the most iconic adventure movies of the 1980s, with a cast comprising the talents of Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Ke Huy Quan, Jeff Cohen, Robert Davi, and Joe Pantoliano.
Release Date
June 7, 1985
Runtime
114 minutes
Cast
Josh Brolin
, Jeff Cohen
, Corey Feldman
, Ke Huy Quan
, Sean Astin
Director
Richard Donner
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Goonies is the ultimate “nerds save the day” adventure movie. The film presents every sort of outsider child trope, from the meek (Mikey) to the insecure (Mouth) to the overweight (Chunk) to the pure brainy nerd (Data). However, they are friends and as long as they stick together, they are able to accomplish anything. They face the truth that they could all lose their homes and then learn about an old pirate map that could lead them to treasure so these kids could save their homes from being taken from them.
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The talent involved in this is incredible. The story is by Steven Spielberg, the script is by Chris Columbus, and The Goonies is directed by Richard Donner. The cast includes young stars like Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton, and Ke Huy Quan. It has become a massive cult favorite over the years since its release and it was even added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2017.
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Back To The Future (1985)
The Seminal Sci-Fi Time Travel Movie
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Back to the Future
PG
AdventureComedyFamilySci-Fi
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown. In 1955, he meets his parents when they were his age, and must step in to make sure they wind up together before he gets back to 1985.
Release Date
July 3, 1985
Runtime
116 minutes
Cast
Claudia Wells
, Christopher Lloyd
, James Tolkan
, Thomas F. Wilson
, Michael J. Fox
, Wendie Jo Sperber
, Crispin Glover
, Marc McClure
, Lea Thompson
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Distributor(s)
Universal Pictures
Back to the Future remains one of the best time travel movies ever made. The film sees a young awkward teen named Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, whose father is a former high school nerd (Crispin Glover) who is still picked on by his teenage tormentor, Biff. Marty seems to be closest to a weird scientist named Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) and it is this friendship that inadvertently gets Marty sent to the past, where he meets his parents when they were teens and almost destroys his own future as a result.
George McFly is a nerd who needs his son to help him find a way to overcome the bullying and take over his life in the future.
George McFly is a nerd who needs his son to help him find a way to overcome the bullying and take over his life in the future. However, the biggest nerd in the movie is Doc Brown, who has such an enthusiasm for quantum physics that he often goes on and on about his theories and experiments to people who have no idea what he is talking about. However, he is a very different nerd from George, because Doc is so self-assured that he achieves great things, similar to the scientists from Ghostbusters.
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Superbad (2007)
Two High School Losers At The End Of High School
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Superbad
R
Comedy
Written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and produced by Judd Apatow, Superbad follows high school seniors Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera), two best friends who are desperate to join the popular kids’ party before heading off to college. After asking their friend Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) – A.K.A. McLovin – to use his fake ID to purchase alcohol, Seth and Evan end up getting drawn into a night of criminal misfortunes that threatens the very fabric of their friendship.
Release Date
August 17, 2007
Runtime
113 minutes
Cast
Seth Rogen
, Bill Hader
, Jonah Hill
, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
, Michael Cera
, Emma Stone
Director
Greg Mottola
Distributor(s)
Sony
There are a lot of movies like Superbad, but few of them have the heart and smart writing of this Judd Apatow-produced film. Jonah Hill and Michael Cera play Seth and Evan (named after screenwriters Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg). They are high school best friends who realize that change is coming since one of them will leave after graduation for college while the other has no idea what his future has in store. They are also socially awkward nerd characters who don’t fit in around others.
The main plot sees them wanting to go to a graduation party with the cool kids in school and get a chance when they claim they can get alcohol. However, the true plot of the movie is about friendship, growing apart, and coming to terms with the idea of change while the two attempt to remain friends despite knowing that they won’t be around each other for long. Superbad was a highly regarded film, with an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and several critics’ awards, considered one of the seminal coming-of-age movies for Millennials.
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