Artist and life-long nerd Johannes Grenzfurthner is taking us on a personal road trip from the West Coast to the East Coast of the USA, to introduce us to places and people that shaped and inspired his art and politics. Traceroute wants to chase and question the ghosts of nerddom's past, present and future. An exhilarating tour de farce into the guts of trauma, obsession and cognitive capitalism. Features interviews with Matt Winston, Sandy Stone, Bruce Sterling, Jason Scott, Christina Agapakis, Trevor Paglen, Ryan Finnigan, Kit Stubbs, V. Vale, Sean Bonner, Allison Cameron, Josh Ellingson, Maggie Mayhem, Paolo Pedercini, Steve Tolin, Dan Wilcox, Jon Lebkowsky, Jan "Varka" Mulders, Adam Flynn, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Kelly Poots...

Chris Hardwick: Mandroid

2012

English

6.8

♡ 3

Ryan Polito Director

Chris Hardwick as Himself

Hipsters beware: there is no irony in Hardwick’s affinity for Captain Picard, Comic-Con and the Atari 2600. Filmed at Skirball Center for Performing Arts in New York City, “Chris Hardwick: Mandroid” features candid comedy tales that cover virginity, chess club, shark vaginas, awkward childhood, awkward adulthood (which in this case is an extension of awkward childhood) and a myriad of other topics which may or may not include Quidditch. From unearthing his old MySpace page to the futility of attempting to delete his Facebook account, Hardwick displays his comical approach to all things trivial in the digital era, all while #hashtagging completely out of context.

Quest of the Muscle Nerd

2019

English

7.1

♡ 1

Jared Young Director

Jonathan Carroll as Self

Jerry Peacock as Self

William Davis as Self

J. Lee Cox as Self

Quest of the Muscle Nerd is a quirky and heartwarming documentary about one man's dream to host the first ever Bodybuilding/Cosplay competition and the two men who drag their bodies through hell to claim the crown.

Sex and the Teenage Mind

2002

English

4.1

♡ 3

32%

Donald L. Gold Director

Lindsay Hollister as Margaret

Jordan Belfi as Scott

Richard Karn as Stanley

James Huang as Student #2

Bumbling high school geek Virgil Heitmeyer has yet to lose his virginity. A golden opportunity for finally getting deflowered arises after Virgil manages to get closer to the beautiful and popular Kellie Guthrie. Will Virgil's date with Kellie go smoothly? Or is Virgil going to blow his big chance to score with the girl of his dreams?

Video Games: The Movie

2014

English

6.1

♡ 9

18%

Jeremy Snead Director

Sean Astin as Narrator

Conan O'Brien as Self

Jimmy Fallon as Self

Zach Braff as Self

From executive producer Zach Braff and director Jeremy Snead, "Video Games: The Movie" is an epic feature length documentary chronicling the meteoric rise of video games from nerd niche to multi-billion dollar industry. Narrated by Sean Astin and featuring in-depth interviews with the godfathers who started it all, the icons of game design, and the geek gurus who are leading us into the future, "Video Games: The Movie" is a celebration of gaming from Atari to Xbox and an eye-opening look at what lies ahead.

Joysticks

1983

English

4.5

♡ 11

28%

Greydon Clark Director

Joe Don Baker as Joseph Rutter

Logan Ramsey as Mayor Neville

Morgan Lofting as Mrs. Rutter

Corinne Bohrer as Patsy Rutter

A successful businessman attempts to shut down a video arcade he believes is harmful to the mental health of children.

Monster Force Zero

2019

English

3.6

♡ 4

Nathan Letteer Director

Adam Singer as A.I.

Champagne Shuga Nova as Alien burlesque performer

Amanda Rhodes as Extra

Garrett Wang as Self - Host

A group of sci-fi cosplayers are granted superpowers and are transported into the multiverse to do real battle with evil alien forces bent on Earth's destruction.

O Melhor Verão das Nossas Vidas

2020

Portuguese

5.6

♡ 2

Adolpho Knauth Director

Bia Torres as Bia

Maurício Meirelles as Denis

Giulia Nassa as Giulia

Giselle Prattes as Patricia

Three girls are invited to participate in a music festival in their summer. However, they discover that they are in summer school, so they need to find a way to go to the musical festival without their parents finding out.

Crumb

1994

English

8.0

♡ 31

95%

san francisco, california

underground

Terry Zwigoff Director

Peggy Orenstein as Herself

Beatrice Crumb as Herself

Robert Hughes as Himself

Bill Griffith as Himself

This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, ex-wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.

Inspector Gadget 2

2003

English

3.5

♡ 34

40%

Alex Zamm Director

Tony Martin as Claw

Elaine Hendrix as G2

D.L. Hughley as Gadgetmobile

Mick Roughan as Jungle Bob

After capturing Claw, all the criminals have gone into hiding. Until Claw escapes! Gadget thinks he will get the case, but everyone else has other plans. A new version of the Gadget project is unveiled in the form of G2. Strict orders are given for Gadget to stay away from G2 and every crime scene, but Gadget feels he is needed more than anyone.

Honor Society

2022

English

6.5

♡ 43

86%

Oran Zegman Director

Angourie Rice as Honor

Kerry Butler as Janet Rose

Gaten Matarazzo as Michael

Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Mr. Calvin

Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a Machiavellian-like plan to take down her top three student competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition, Michael.

Evilspeak

1981

English

5.7

♡ 14

50%

Eric Weston Director

Don Stark as Bubba Caldwell

Claude Earl Jones as Coach

Richard Moll as Father Esteban

R.G. Armstrong as Sarge

Bullied by classmates, a pudgy military-school student fights back by computer with the devil.

Pyaar Impossible

2010

Hindi

4.9

♡ 5

40%

Jugal Hansraj Director

Uday Chopra as Abhay 'Froggy' Sharma

Anupam Kher as Abhay's father

Priyanka Chopra as Alisha Merchant

Rahul Vohra as C.P.

Be-spectacled geek, Abhay falls in love with college hottie, Alisha and silently slinks away into the shadows when he realises she's unattainable. Seven years later, he re-enters her life as the nanny and hopes to woo the single mom, this time at least. Does he succeed?

Sixteen Candles

1984

English

7.0

♡ 85

81%

John Hughes Director

John Cusack as Bryce

Joan Cusack as Geek Girl #1

Paul Dooley as Jim Baker

Molly Ringwald as Samantha Baker

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.

Doctor

2021

Tamil

7.4

♡ 26

Nelson Dilipkumar Director

Raghu Ram as Melvin

Ilavarasu as Padhmini's father

Yogi Babu as Prathap

Deepa Shankar as Preethi

An army doctor helps his love interest's family to find their kidnapped daughter.

Unknown Origins

2020

Spanish

6.1

♡ 31

67%

64%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

Comedy

comic book shop

co-worker relationship

David Galán Galindo Director

Luis Fernández de Eribe as

Antonio Resines as Cosme

Álex García as Javier

Verónica Echegui as Norma

In Madrid, Spain, a mysterious serial killer ruthlessly murders his victims by recreating the first appearance of several comic book superheroes. Cosme, a veteran police inspector who is about to retire, works on the case along with the tormented inspector David Valentín and his own son Jorge Elías, a nerdy young man who owns a comic book store.

Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

2006

English

4.8

♡ 26

7%

Mort Nathan Director

Roger Hammond as Camford Dean

Lauren Cohan as Charlotte

Kal Penn as Taj

Kulvinder Ghir as Taj's Father

Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career.

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

1987

English

5.1

♡ 15

7%

Joe Roth Director

Jack Gilpin as Mr. Comstock

James Cromwell as Mr. Skolnick

Donald Gibb as Ogre

Ellen Marguerite Cullivan as Socialite

The members of the Lambda Lambda Lambda fraternity travel to Fort Lauderdale for a fraternity conference. They'll have to beat off the attacks of their rival frat, the Alphas, if they want to maintain their self-respect -- and, of course, if they want to get anywhere with the pretty girls!

Revenge of the Nerds

1984

English

6.6

♡ 50

70%

Jeff Kanew Director

John Goodman as Coach Harris

James Cromwell as Mr. Skolnick

Donald Gibb as Ogre

Timothy Busfield as Poindexter

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 fraternity to protect their outcast brothers, the campus nerds soon find themselves in a battle royale as the Alpha Betas try to crush their new rivals.

The Nutty Professor

1963

English

6.6

♡ 31

83%

Jerry Lewis Director

Seymour Cassel as Bored Man

Francine York as College Student

Norman Alden as Football Player / Student

Howard Morris as Mr. Elmer Kelp

A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.

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O Melhor Verão das Nossas Vidas

Crumb

Inspector Gadget 2

Honor Society

Evilspeak

Pyaar Impossible

Sixteen Candles

Doctor

Unknown Origins

Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

Revenge of the Nerds

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