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The Best Movies About Nerds

Updated December 18, 2020 5.1k votes 642 voters 27.8k views93 items

List RulesFilms about geeks, weirdos, and big ol' nerds. Vote up the best movies about nerds.

Who doesn’t have a favorite nerd? And who doesn't have a favorite nerd movie? The best nerd movies either reminds us of a part of ourselves that we try so hard to avoid letting others see, or just make us flat out feel more secure about our own quirks and personalities! What are the best movies about nerds? This list has the best of the best movies with nerds on the big screen.

The movies on this list discuss nerds in one way or another, fore example, there are both nerd comedy movies and nerd romance movies on this list. Some of them feature classic all-time favorite nerds that will forever be in our hearts. Most of the flicks on this list are more comedy based rather than dramatic. But still, there are a few here that will satisfy your drama cravings. No matter what you want from your nerd movies, there will be something on this list for you.

This list features the best nerdy movies, including: Weird Science, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Back to the Future, The Breakfast Club, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Can’t Hardly Wait, and Never Been Kissed. Vote up your favorite movie below or add a movie about huge nerds that you love, if isn't already on the list.

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The Goonies
Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin
Released: 1985
Directed by: Richard Donner
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The Breakfast Club
Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald
Released: 1985
Directed by: John Hughes
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Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
Released: 1985
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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Office Space
Jennifer Aniston, John C. McGinley
Released: 1999
Directed by: Mike Judge
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Wayne's World
Alice Cooper, Mike Myers
Released: 1992
Directed by: Penelope Spheeris
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Superbad
Emma Stone, Seth Rogen
Released: 2007
Directed by: Greg Mottola
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Revenge of the Nerds
John Goodman, James Cromwell
Released: 1984
Directed by: Jeff Kanew
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Elizabeth Banks, Kat Dennings
Released: 2005
Directed by: Judd Apatow
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American Pie
Alyson Hannigan, Tara Reid
Released: 1999
Directed by: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Keri Russell, Allison Mack
Released: 1989
Directed by: Joe Johnston
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Short Circuit
Steve Guttenberg, Ally Sheedy
Released: 1986
Directed by: John Badham
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Weird Science
Robert Downey Jr., Kelly LeBrock
Released: 1985
Directed by: John Hughes
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Rushmore
Bill Murray, Alexis Bledel
Released: 1998
Directed by: Wes Anderson
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Ghost World
Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi
Released: 2001
Directed by: Terry Zwigoff
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Sixteen Candles
John Cusack, Molly Ringwald
Released: 1984
Directed by: John Hughes
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Can't Hardly Wait
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Melissa Joan Hart
Released: 1998
Directed by: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
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Almost Famous
Zooey Deschanel, Kate Hudson
Released: 2000
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
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Superstar
Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon
Released: 1999
Directed by: Bruce McCulloch
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Lucas
Charlie Sheen, Winona Ryder
Released: 1986
Directed by: David Seltzer
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Never Been Kissed
Jessica Alba, Drew Barrymore
Released: 1999
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
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Paper Towns
Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne
Released: 2015
Directed by: Jake Schreier
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Rocket Science
Anna Kendrick, Jonah Hill
Released: 2007
Directed by: Jeffrey Blitz
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Speech & Debate
Liam James, Sarah Steele
Released: 2017
Directed by: Dan Harris
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It's Kind of a Funny Story
Emma Roberts, Viola Davis
Released: 2010
Directed by: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
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Role Models
Elizabeth Banks, Louis C.K.
Released: 2008
Directed by: David Wain
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