Loser movies and TV shows – page 3
Best films
List of loser movies
653
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Three Gamers. One Outbreak. No Continues. Follow three gamers as they find themselves in the midst of a real life zombie outbreak. Relying only on the knowledge and skills they have accrued over years of gaming, these guys will have to drop the ...
Style:
rough, exciting, not serious, humorous, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, fate of humanity, supernatural, save the world, survival, talented, danger, apocalypse, struggle, buddies, chaos, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Enlisted is an upcoming American television series that is set to premiere on Fox on January 10, 2014. Fox placed a 13-episode order for the single-camera comedy.
Style:
sitcom, realistic, humorous, not serious
Plot:
basic training, soldier, military, sibling relationship, military life, squad, fish out of water, hapless soldier, social misfits, sergeant, misfit, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives of four best friends bound together by their shared experience of being "the losers" in high school. Now ten years later the women are about to become winners, but at what cost?
Style:
touching, feel good, emotional, sincere, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
lottery, best friend, lifestyle, introspection, socially awkward, haunted by the past, loser, new life, love and romance, makeover, lgbt, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Whether it's due to a lack of style, the wrong job, or even just a bad haircut, everyone goes through a time in their lives when they're undateable. Most of us eventually grow out of it, but some people need a little more help than others. ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, light ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
roommate, friends, dating, playboy, seduction, looking for love, shyness, odd couple, loser, love and romance, wooing, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, detroit
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Men Behaving Badly is a British sitcom that was created and written by Simon Nye. It follows the lives of Gary Strang and his flatmates, Dermot Povey and Tony Smart. It was first broadcast on ITV in 1992. A total of six series were made along with a ...
Style:
sitcom, talky, not serious, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
roommate, friendship, lifestyle, socially awkward, loser, self involved, couple relations, slacker, singleness, misfit partners, friends, irresponsible ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england, europe, united kingdom, london
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Dream High is a South Korean television series broadcast by KBS in 2011. It features miss A's Suzy, Kim Soo-hyun, T-ara's Eunjung, IU and 2PM.
The drama was popular among teenagers, and brought in viewership ratings in the 18 to 20 ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, dorama, romantic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenage life, high school, music industry, youth, music, ambition, friendship, love triangle, musician's life, follow your dream, against the odds, prodigy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Pure Pwnage was an Internet-distributed, mockumentary series from ROFLMAO Productions. The fictional series purports to chronicle the life and adventures of Jeremy, a Canadian and self-proclaimed "pro gamer". In 2010, an adaptation of the ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, mockumentary, light, feel good ...
Plot:
socially awkward, slacker, living with parents, media, irresponsible, loser, geek, video game, friendship, silly humor, wannabe, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
Style:
sexy, humorous, talky, surreal, semi serious ...
Plot:
sleepwalking, mental disorder, love and romance, lifestyle, couples, adolescence vs adulthood, adulthood, loser, marriage, mental illness, sleeping, road trip ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, brooklyn new york city, pennsylvania, maryland ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story:
Three men working at a petrol station in Reykjavik battle boredom, strange visitors and their own customers.
Style:
humorous, tragicomedy, semi serious, captivating, light ...
Plot:
gas station, workplace, workplace situations, boss and employee, obnoxious boss, loser, misfit, friendship, love, society, rivalry, customer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Rising executive Tim Wagner works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim plans on not attending until he meets Barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. ...
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, entertaining, talky, not serious ...
Plot:
stupidity, farce, friendship, taxidermy, dumb, nothing goes right, misfit, moral dilemma, social satire, dinner, naivete, comedy of manners ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.
Style:
philosophical, funny, humorous, romantic, satirical ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot:
atheism, rags to riches, love and romance, satire, alternate reality, stupidity, love triangle, misfit, life philosophy, creativity, existentialism, roman empire ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 13th century, 21st century
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573
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Teachers is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC. The show ran for six episodes until its cancellation on May 2, 2006. Loosely based upon a UK series of the same name, it was developed by Matt Tarses, co-executive producer of the medical ...
Style:
humorous, sitcom, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Plot:
high school, friendship, school teacher, teachers and students, lifestyle, workplace, hardcase students, workplace situations, youth, promotion, loser, studying ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Hilarious ensemble comedy that follows Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, and her tireless efforts to make her quintessentially American town just a little bit more fun.
Style:
sitcom, mockumentary, humorous, funny, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
political satire, politics, satire, absurd humor, social commentary, small town life, strong female lead, friendship, female protagonist, workplace situations, workplace humor, workaholic ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, usa, north america, seattle
Is relevant?
47K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is blown way out of proportion. ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, sitcom, light, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
high school, teenage girl, popularity, teenage life, shyness, self esteem, youth, high school life, classmate, friends, teenage love, gossip and rumors ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future following the suicide of his singing partner.
Style:
atmospheric, depressing, black comedy, meditative, contemplative ...
Plot:
music, homeless, musician, loneliness, musician's life, cat, character study, depression, financial problem, aspiring singer, road trip, melancholy ...
Time:
60s, year 2013, 2010s, year 1961, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, indiana, chicago, somalia ...
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25K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The life and struggles of a notorious rock musician seeping into a pit of loneliness whose everyday life involves friends and family seeking financial aid and favors, inspired by rock music legend Kurt Cobain and his final hours.
Style:
psychedelic, art house, bleak, lyrical, intense ...
Plot:
musician, music, rock, rock music, depression, isolation, addiction, drug abuse, biopic, rock and roll, suicide, drug addiction ...
Time:
year 2005, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
seattle, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
Style:
black comedy, sexy, bleak, dark comedy, controversial ...
Plot:
high school, dark humor, high school student, high school football, satire, homosexual, american football, celebrity, maid, writers, filmmaking, family problems ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, colombia, israel
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17K
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Young and impulsive Rosetta lives with her alcoholic mother and, moved by despair, she will do anything to maintain a job.
Style:
bleak, serious, art house, contemplative, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
unemployment, fishing, mother daughter conflict, snitch, realism, loneliness, pride, mother daughter relationship, coming of age, family problems, down on your luck, loser ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place:
belgium, france, europe, california
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132K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls' ...
Style:
black comedy, thought provoking, teen, independent film, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, age difference, graduation, adolescence, older man younger woman relationship, teenage girl, teenage life, teen angst, blues, best friend, high school student ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, indiana, los angeles
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79K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually considered dark or evil.
Style:
black comedy, controversial, cynical, depressing, independent film ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, rape, pedophilia, pedophile, dark humor, satire, therapist, depression, suburbs, unsettling, unhappiness, social satire ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
usa, new jersey
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198K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When record store owner Rob Gordon gets dumped by his girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they met, he revisits his top five breakups of all time in an attempt to figure out what went wrong. As Rob seeks out his former lovers to ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, sexy, funny, romantic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
music, breakup, love and romance, musician, musician's life, rock, rock and roll, love story, love, character study, relationships, dating ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 2000s, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
chicago, usa, seattle, london
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135K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Style:
surreal, psychological, neo noir, black comedy, cerebral ...
Plot:
twists and turns, dark humor, hollywood, screenwriter, showbiz, murder, neighbor, surrealism, nightmare, serial killer, insanity, filmmaking ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1991, 90s, year 1941
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new york, new york state
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1.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Style:
psychological, neo noir, bleak, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
loner, vigilante, character study, alienation, vigilantism, violence, obsession, loneliness, psychology, lone wolves, taxi, social decay ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, america, harlem ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy's reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution through his prowess as a long distance runner. During his solitary runs, reveries of his life and times before his ...
Style:
political, social, black and white, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
kitchen sink realism, prison, runner, prison life, running, juvenile delinquent, loser, working class, rebellion, social realism, coming of age, angry ...
Time:
year 1962, 20th century, 60s
Place:
london, england
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20K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son.
Style:
sincere, emotional, harsh, rough, art house ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
homeless, redemption, poverty, youth, dysfunctional family, baby, black market, going straight, social decay, society, life is a bitch, human nature ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 90s, 21st century
Place:
belgium, france, europe, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' ...
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, inspirational, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
music, teacher, teachers and students, musician, children, rock music, student, school, fish out of water, music band, rock concert, rock band ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, y2k, 80s, 21st century
Place:
america, new york, usa, los angeles, north america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
Style:
feel good, black comedy, funny, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
working class, unemployment, gay, gay interest, stripper, woman urinating, striptease, male stripper, friendship, nudity, dance, loser ...
Time:
80s, year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
england, northern england, britain, united kingdom, yorkshire ...
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46K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty...
Style:
creepy, frightening, scary, sexy, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, murder, violent, sadism, investigation, videotaping, macabre, voyeurism, death, violence, loser, research ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula, madrid, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with un-attentive parents and bullies at school.
Style:
disturbing, cult classic, black comedy, teen, cynical ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, misfit, dysfunctional family, bullying, childhood, humiliation, social outcast, female protagonist, school, youth, public humiliation, high school life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, near future, year 1995
Place:
new jersey, seattle, usa
Is relevant?
68K
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her mother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.
Style:
humorous, sentimental, satirical, light, parody ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, teen drama
Plot:
rock and roll, gang, forbidden love, youth, satire, music, couples, juvenile delinquency, teenage love, biker, juvenile delinquent, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, year 1954, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
maryland, baltimore, usa
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