Nerd movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant nerd movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, realistic, feel good, funny, teen and light films and TV shows about / with nerd, high school, teenager, coming of age, youth, geek, college, friends, teenage life and friendship plots mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as nerd: I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009), Superbad (2007), The French Kissers (2009), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Celebrity Sex Tape (2012), Sex and the Teenage Mind (2002), Can't Buy Me Love (1987), The IT Crowd (2006), Weird Science (1985), Real Genius (1985).

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I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A valedictorian's declaration of love for a high-school cheerleader launches a night of revelry, reflection and romance for a group of graduating seniors.
Style: sexy, teen, humorous, cute, light ...
Audience: teens, date night, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: teenager, youth, fall in love, adolescence, nerd, high school, teenage love, couple relations, unlikely couple, opposites attract, popular girl, friends ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.6
 628K
Superbad (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: High school best buddies are facing separation anxiety as they prepare to go off to college. While attempting to score alcohol for a party with help from a fake ID-toting friend, the guys' evening takes a turn into chaotic territory.
Style: sex comedy, teen sex comedy, hilarious, teen, humorous ...
Audience: teens, date night, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot: high school, teenager, nerd, coming of age, adolescence, youth, party, teenage life, dumb, friendship, loss of virginity, bromance ...
Time: 2000s, year 2007, near future, y2k, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california, hawaii
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The French Kissers (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A coming-of-age tale about an adolescent boy and his efforts to fit in amongst a varied cast of characters.
Style: sexy, realistic, not serious, humorous, sex comedy ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: first sex, coming of age, strong sexual content, first sexual experience, adolescence vs adulthood, youth, social relations, farce, teenage boy, generation gap, first love, flirting ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: brittany
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a ...
Style: sex comedy, funny, light, sexy, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, date night, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night ...
Plot: virginity, shyness, dating, nerd, male virgin, loss of virginity, 40 year old, friendship, adult virgin, naivete, mentor, masturbation ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, america, usa
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Celebrity Sex Tape (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A group of college nerds secretly record a washed up celebrity having sex and post the tape on the internet. When the publicity revives the actress's career, every B-list celebrity, reality show reject, and celebutante in Hollywood want to star ...
Style: teen sex comedy, sex comedy, sexy, erotic, teen ...
Plot: extortion, nerd, blackmail, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, college, sex scene, seduction, making love, sex work, sex worker, horny, pimp ...
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Sex and the Teenage Mind (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: High school hottie Kellie Guthrie would never dream of giving nerdy classmate Virgil Heitmeyer a second look -- but after he takes the fall for Kellie when she's caught cheating, she's ready to reward him with an intimate thank-you.
Style: sexy, teen sex comedy, not serious, humorous, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: first sexual experience, couples, seductive, teenage sexuality, loss of virginity, high school, teenage life, virginity, youth, love and romance, teenager, nerd ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though ...
Style: feel good, realistic, humorous, teen, romantic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: high school, teenager, nerd, couples, opposites attract, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage girl, youth, pretend relationship, friendship, popularity, cheerleading ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: arizona, tucson arizona
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 8.5
 163K
The IT Crowd (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: UK Comedy series about two I.T. nerds and their clueless female manager, who work in the basement of a very successful company. When they are called on for help, they are never treated with any respect at all.
Style: sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, realistic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: nerd, geek, workplace, computer genius, workplace situations, computer, lifestyle, teamwork, popularity, career, information technology, misfit ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, london
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 6.6
 97K
Weird Science (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, ...
Style: feel good, teen, light, cult classic, funny ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: geek, dream girl, high school, nerd, teenager, coming of age, friendship, bullying, childhood, wish come true, nudity, playboy magazine ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, future, 20th century
Place: chicago, illinois, usa
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 6.9
 37K
Real Genius (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project with a mysterious deadline, they still find time to use their genius to discover new ways to have fun.
Style: cult classic, funny, entertaining, feel good, humorous ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot: computer cracker, college, genius, nerd, teenager, high school, geek, technology, hacking, mentor, computer, coming of age ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
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Zero Charisma (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: An obsessive fantasy nerd gradually becomes unhinged when a charismatic hipster joins his role-playing game
Style: not serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, light ...
Plot: nerd, misfit, social misfits, grandmother grandson relationship, breaking point, buddies, uninhibited rivalry, loser, lonely, board game, dungeons and dragons, geek ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.3
 30K
Loser (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he falls for, but she's dating a nasty ...
Style: feel good, funny, teen, sentimental, romantic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, date night
Plot: college, college student, loser, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, small town, teenager, friendship, opposites attract, naivete, nerd, coming of age, adaptation ...
Time: year 2000, 2000s, 90s
Place: new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa, manhattan new york city
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Fraternity Vacation (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A nerd gains the friendship of two of his frat brothers when his dad offers them his condo for the week in Palm Springs, and also offers the fraternity a hot tub and jacuzzi if they can help his son find a girl. They meet two guys from a rival ...
Style: sex comedy, erotic, funny, independent film, not serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vacation, college, friendship, prank, loss of virginity, rivalry, party, college student, deception, jail, lust, voyeur ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: palm springs california, california, usa, iowa
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Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own ...
Style: humorous, feel good, sex comedy, funny, teen sex comedy ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: college, nerd, sex, sorority, bullying, prank, high school, youth, underdog, cheerleader, teenage girl, college freshman ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1984
Place: usa, arizona, tucson arizona
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Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
Style: independent film, funny, humorous, witty, teen ...
Audience: teens, kids, teen drama
Plot: small town, high school, adolescence, election, teenager, bullying, friendship, high school life, loser, nerd, youth, american football ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: idaho, america, usa, utah, mexico
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 6.1
 27K
10 Years (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A group of friends reunite ten years after their high-school graduation.
Style: sincere, romantic, sweet, melancholic, light ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot: high school reunion, coming of age, friends, nerd, relationships, unlikely friendships, destiny, love, love story, buddies, teenage sex, avenger ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: usa
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The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: The Big Bang Theory is centered on five characters living in Pasadena, California: roommates Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper; Penny, a waitress and aspiring actress who lives across the hall; and Leonard and Sheldon's equally geeky and ...
Style: sitcom, feel good, humorous, witty, intellectual ...
Audience: teens, kids, teen drama
Plot: nerd, scientist, friends, science, genius, geek, sarcasm, group of friends, neighbor, friendship, roommate, intelligence ...
Time: y2k, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: pasadena california, california, hawaii, usa
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 6.4
 101K
The DUFF (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Bianca's universe turns upside down when she learns that her high school refers to her as a ‘DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). Hoping to erase that label, she enlists the help of a charming jock and her favorite teacher. Together ...
Style: feel good, funny, teen, rom com, humorous ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: high school, teenager, youth, high school life, coming of age, school, adolescence, friendship, teenage life, stereotypes, college, relationships ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Peggy Sue faints at a Highschool reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.
Style: sweet, sentimental, light, touching, melancholic ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, teens
Plot: time travel, high school reunion, alternate timeline, nerd, alternate history, young mother, teenager, time loop, destiny, unlikely friendships, high school, hopes ...
Time: 60s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1985, year 1960
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Pyaar Impossible (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story: romantic comedy in which a geek and the most sought-after college beauty are paired together by a twist of fate. And under all odds, an impossible love story begins.
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, light, entertaining ...
Audience: date night
Plot: friendship, college, goofy hero, couples, unlikely couple, youth, disorder, nerd, student, tragic love, drowning, indians ...
Place: india, asia
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Freaks and Geeks (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 799 min.
TV show
Story: High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
Style: humorous, retro, light, semi serious, sitcom ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: nerd, coming of age, socially awkward, weed, cheerleader, friendship, social relations, teenager, teenage life, teacher, teacher student relationship, youth ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1999, 2000s, year 1980 ...
Place: detroit, michigan, usa
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 6.5
 61K
Fanboys (2009)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In 1999, Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of The Phantom Menace before its release.
Style: funny, humorous, road movie, exciting, cult classic ...
Audience: teens, date night, boys' night
Plot: road trip, on the road, fan, friendship, fandom, last wish, stoner, rivalry, buddy, obsessive quest, escapades, youth ...
Time: 90s, year 2009, 2000s, 20th century, y2k ...
Place: iowa, usa, texas, las vegas
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 7.0
 125K
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A teenage girls deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.
Style: feel good, touching, sweet, teen, humorous ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot: high school, teenager, coming of age, teenage life, high school life, youth, self discovery, teenage girl, teenage love, first love, female nudity, teen romance ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place: illinois, chicago, usa
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 7.8
 442K
Ghostbusters (1984)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign ...
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, light, cult classic ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: supernatural, ghost, monster, nerd, transformation, paranormal investigation, giant monster, chase, imagination, accountant, friendship, librarian ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, year 2016, 20th century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, nova scotia, usa
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 7.6
 590K
Kick-Ass (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Style: stylized, funny, entertaining, dark comedy, offbeat ...
Audience: teens, manly, chick flick, boys' night, date night ...
Plot: superhero, heroes, vigilante, young heroes, vigilantism, double life, lifestyle, youth, teenager, friends, courage, misfit ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Scott Pilgrim is a 23 year old Canadian slacker and wannabe rockstar who falls in love with an American delivery girl, Ramona V. Flowers, and must defeat her seven "evil exes" to be able to date her.
Style: stylized, entertaining, colorful, surreal, visual ...
Audience: teens, date night, chick flick, kids, family friendly ...
Plot: hipster, twentysomething life, musician, magic realism, music band, fight scenes, slacker, coming of age, rock, superhero, sexy woman, dream ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: canada, montreal, toronto ontario canada
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Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully, not realising he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
Style: humorous, funny, melancholic, not serious, teen ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: high school, bullying, teacher, friendship, nerd, youth, high school life, teenager, unlikely friendships, self defense, vengeance, protector ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
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Head of the Class (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history ...
Style: sitcom, retro, teen comedy
Audience: kids
Plot: nerd, high school, genius, school, teachers and students, teacher, competition, classroom
Place: manhattan new york city, new york
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Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: It's graduation day at Huntington Hills High, and you know what that means - time to party. And not just any party, either. This one will be a night to remember, as the nerds become studs, the jocks are humiliated, and freshman crushes blossom ...
Style: romantic, realistic, feel good, funny, light ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: high school, teenager, coming of age, college, youth, graduation, house party, party, friends, cheerleader, american football, bullying ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, y2k, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, california
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National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in ...
Style: teen sex comedy, sex comedy, funny, humorous, light ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: college, teenager, youth, party, fraternity, student life, high school, college life, coming of age, rich snob, flirting, sex ...
Time: 2000s, year 2009, year 2002, 21st century
Place: usa
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