The Secret Lives of Dorks

The Secret Lives of Dorks is a 2013 American independent comedy film directed by Salomé Breziner and starring Gaelan Connell, Vanessa Marano, Riley Voelkel, Beau Mirchoff and Jim Belushi.[1][2]

The Secret Lives of Dorks
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Directed bySalomé Breziner
Written byNicholas Brandt
Johnny Severin
Produced byDominic Ianno
Stephen Israel
Steven J. Wolfe
Starring
CinematographyMark Mervis
Edited byJacob Chase
David Heinz
Music byJeff Cardoni
Production
companies
Indomitable Entertainment
School Pictures
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release date
  • September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Samantha, a dork, loves Payton, also a dork, who loves Carrie, a cheerleader, who dates Clark, the football captain. When Clark seeks out Payton for lessons about comic books, Payton sees a chance to be with Carrie, but Carrie wants to set Payton up with Samantha.

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Reception

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On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 11% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 3.91/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 32 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[4]

Noel Murray of The Dissolve and S. Jhoanna Robledo of Common Sense Media both awarded the film two stars out of five.[5][6] Mike D'Angelo of The A.V. Club graded it a C−.[7]

Annlee Ellingson of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review and wrote "...Johnny Severin and Nicholas David Brandt's otherwise clever and original script takes an unexpected turn at nearly every intersection, resulting in a funny and big-hearted coming-of-age romance."[8]

References

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  1. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (26 September 2013). "Finding a Suitable Match for a School Nerd". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Film Review: The Secret Lives of Dorks". Film Journal International. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "The Secret Lives of Dorks (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Secret Lives of Dorks Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Murray, Noel (27 September 2013). "The Secret Lives Of Dorks". The Dissolve. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ^ Robledo, S. Jhoanna. "The Secret Lives of Dorks". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  7. ^ D'Angelo, Mike (26 September 2013). "The Secret Lives of Dorks". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  8. ^ Ellingson, Annlee (26 September 2013). "Review: Not your usual geeks in 'Secret Lives of Dorks'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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