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Loser

Play trailer Poster for Loser PG-13 2000 1h 35m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Paul Tannek is a small town scholarship student in the big city having trouble fitting in at his college. With his hunter's cap and kind personality, Paul is an outsider among the self-anointed, sophisticated hipster crowd. As for his pot-smoking, girl chasing roommates, Paul's need to study takes a back seat to their overwhelming desire to party. Roommate Chris can only offer a floundering Paul this piece of advice: "For your own good, just try to be not so much... like you."
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Critics Consensus

In the grand tradition of teen flicks, Loser comes across as another predictable and underwritten movie with nothing new to offer.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/25/2010
2/5
Frustrating and annoying and tedious. A mess. Go to Full Review Chris Vognar Dallas Morning News 01/01/2000
There's a beating heart beneath the cynical skin and spotty narrative. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
The end notes of Loser are lame, and it is not encouraging when a college movie means 'aid,' but spells it 'aide.' Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 01/07/2010
2/4
The intended stabs at humor fall with a thud. Go to Full Review Bob Grimm Sacramento News & Review 08/07/2008
1/5
JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Network 06/02/2006
2/10
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Jason R Oct 6 Worth watching, honestly I think it's one of my favorite endings to a film ever, I think they even came back to reshoot that ending which makes it even more great, worth watching just for that ending as we see some great chemistry between Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari See more thiago s @Thiagostone Feb 1 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, o filme tem cenas meio românticas que não foram suficiente para o filme ser bom, mas a combinação entre a mena sucari e o jason biggs é bacaninha e salva o filme de ser ruim. See more Test T @TestTest1 11/12/2023 I don't know why this got poor reviews. It's a decent enough story, and there's plenty of interesting characters along the way. It also has a cool music video and a happy ending. The only problem I could see was that the story is a little bit too real, and reflects badly on American society when you see how students from modest backgrounds get treated by the people exploiting them. Putting that to one side the film is ok, and perfectly watchable. See more 12/14/2021 2.8. I think the overlooking of date raping may have not gone as well today tho See more 08/15/2021 A charming time capsule of the early 2000s. We've all seen the nice guy get the girl a million times before, but the character work in Loser combined with standout performances by Biggs, Suvari, and Kinnear makes the film worth watching. See more steve d 07/02/2020 appropriately titled for its unlikable script and characters. See more Read all reviews
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Amy Heckerling

Director

Jason Biggs

Paul Tannek

Mena Suvari

Dora Diamond

Zak Orth

Adam

Thomas Sadoski

Chris

Jimmi Simpson

Noah

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Loser (2000) (From left to right) Chris (Tom Sadoski), Adam (Zak Orth), and Noah (Jimmi Simpson). View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Paul Tannek is a small town scholarship student in the big city having trouble fitting in at his college. With his hunter's cap and kind personality, Paul is an outsider among the self-anointed, sophisticated hipster crowd. As for his pot-smoking, girl chasing roommates, Paul's need to study takes a back seat to their overwhelming desire to party. Roommate Chris can only offer a floundering Paul this piece of advice: "For your own good, just try to be not so much... like you."
Director
Amy Heckerling
Producer
Amy Heckerling, Twink Caplan
Screenwriter
Amy Heckerling
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Cockamamie, Branti Film Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Drug Content|Crude Sexual Material|Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 21, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.5M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Stereo, SDDS, DTS, Surround
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