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The Secret Lives of Dorks
2013 American film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Plot
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.
Cast
- Gaelan Connell as Payton
- Vanessa Marano as Samantha
- Riley Voelkel as Carrie
- Beau Mirchoff as Clark
- Jim Belushi as Bronko
- Jennifer Tilly as Ms. Stewart
- William Katt as Mr. Thomas Gibson
- Kay Lenz as Mrs. Susie Gibson
- Seymour Cassel as Principal
- Kara Taitz as Bernice
Reception
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]
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