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The Best Geek Movies

Updated January 11, 2021 83.8k votes 7.6k voters 340.6k views140 items

List RulesVote up your favorite nerdy movies and geeky films loved by freaks, dorks, and dweebs.

A list of the best geek movies. These are cool nerd films featuring geeks, geek culture, or they're simply *for* geeks. These truly are the best of the bunch, vote up your favorites and vote down any that you never want to see again. Say what you want about the freaks, geeks, nerds, and dorks of this world, but they have great taste in movies and have made a hell of an entertaining list of the best geek films. Sure, most of them are going to be sci-fi and fantasy, but there are a few other genres on this list of geek films as well.

Some of these films don't even have computers in them, nor do they have anything to do with math. And the end of the day, everybody has a little bit of a geek in them, and with that in mind, perhaps these geek movies are ultimately for everyone. What are the top geek movies? Take a look and enjoy these amazing geek films!

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Star Wars Franchise
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Released: 1977 - Present
Directed by: George Lucas, JJ Abrams, Rian Johnson, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand
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The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan
Released: 2001 - 2003
Directed by: Peter Jackson
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Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
Released: 1985
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Released: 1985
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Dark Knight Trilogy
Christian Bale, Gary Oldman
Released: 2005 - 2012
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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Avengers Franchise
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans
Released: 2012 - Present
Directed by: Joss Whedon, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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The Matrix Franchise
Released: 1999
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Harry Potter Franchise
Danielle Radcliffe, Rupert Grint
Released: 2001 - 2011
Directed by: Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, David Yates
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Iron Man Franchise
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The Terminator
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Paxton
Released: 1984
Directed by: James Cameron
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X-Men Franchise
Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan
Released: 2000 - Present
Directed by: Bryan Singer, Brett Ratner, Gavin Hood, James Mangold, Matthew Vaughn
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Jurassic Park Franchise
Richard Attenborough, Sam Neill
Released: 1993 - Present
Directed by: Steven Spielberg, Joe Johnston, Colin Trevorrow, J.A. Bayona
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
John Cleese, Terry Gilliam
Released: 1975
Directed by: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Released: 1975
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Alien
Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt
Released: 1979
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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Ghostbusters
Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 1984
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Released: 1984
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Star Trek Franchise
William Shatner, Chris Pine
Released: 1966 - Present
Directed by: JJ Abrams, Robert Wise, Nicholas Meyer, Leonard Nimoy, et al
Released: 1982
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Aliens
Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton
Released: 1986
Directed by: James Cameron
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Captain America Franchise
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Blade Runner
Harrison Ford, Daryl Hannah
Released: 1982
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Released: 1982
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Thor Franchise
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Spaceballs
Joan Rivers, John Hurt
Released: 1987
Directed by: Mel Brooks
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The Hobbit
John Huston, Otto Preminger
Released: 1977
Directed by: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
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The Princess Bride
Billy Crystal, Robin Wright
Released: 1987
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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Zombieland
Emma Stone, Amber Heard
Released: 2009
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Charlie Sheen, Matthew Broderick
Released: 1986
Directed by: John Hughes
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Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy
Released: 2010
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