The Secret Lives of Dorks

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The Secret Lives of Dorks

PG-13

Released Sep 27, 2013

1h 31m

Comedy

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Hoping to turn an awkward classmate's (Gaelan Connell) attention elsewhere, a high-school cheerleader (Riley Voelkel) tries to fix him up with an equally nerdy teen (Vanessa Marano).

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Noel Murray

The Dissolve

It has a good heart and a good cast...But the movie is strenuously, exhaustingly unfunny, in a way that makes its phoniness harder to bear.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 30, 2013

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

There's no way to prepare yourself for how awful "The Secret Lives of Dorks" is.

Rated: 0/5

Sep 26, 2013

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Annlee Ellingson

Los Angeles Times

Johnny Severin and Nicholas David Brandt's ... clever and original script takes an unexpected turn at nearly every intersection, resulting in a funny and big-hearted coming-of-age romance.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 26, 2013

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Ron Wilkinson

It's Just Movies

If you are ready for some laughs and almost inhumanly able to go along with the jokes, you will chuckle now and then in spite of yourself.

Rated: 5/10

Nov 6, 2013

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Another entry in the "Why Should We Care?" department, The Secret Lives of Dorks feels like something we have all been through too many times before.

Oct 14, 2013

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Tedious teen comedy hits every high school clique cliche.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 29, 2013

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Audience Member

The Secret Lives of dorks is an OK comedy about a shy nerdy guy asking nerdy girls to school dance. To me it's too similar to other movies so I just say it's okay. Jennifer Tilly and James Belushi stars in this movie. C (2014)

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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This is a sweet and completely ridiculous story about a young dork's quest for love.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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The film had style and actual potential (even if it's incredibly outdated for a 2013 flick), but no amount of good ideas can save the trainwreck that is the direction and the script. You can learn something from this movie, directors: never go with your first instinct and always consult with script doctors.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Starts a little slow then really takes off. Like all of the main characters, fun high school movie for younger audiences, and great appearances from Belushi, Tilly and a cameo from the NFL for older audiences.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Pretty much your standard teen love story. Highly predictable. I could have done with less of the comic exposition and the barf.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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"And remember, Go Bears!" - Ditka

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Synopsis

Hoping to turn an awkward classmate's (Gaelan Connell) attention elsewhere, a high-school cheerleader (Riley Voelkel) tries to fix him up with an equally nerdy teen (Vanessa Marano).

Director: Salomé Breziner
Producer: Dominic Ianno, Stephen Israel, Steven J. Wolfe
Screenwriter: Johnny Severin, Nicholas Brandt
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Indomitable Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Crude and Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 27, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 31m

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