Andrea Martin, Andy Dick, Brian Backer

Nerdy, good-natured Paul Tannek is a square peg in a round hole that is New York University- his pot-smoking, girl-chasing roommates hate him, and everyone else on campus ignores him. But when he meet...( read more  read more... )s fellow student Dora Diamond, he discovers a kindred spirit. Dora is practically broke, has nowhere to live, and her boyfirend, Professor Edward Alcott, is more interested in manipulating her than loving her. The more people push them around, the closer Paul and Dora get- she helps him dress better and appreciate New York, he lets her stay with him while she finds a job. In the end, Paul and Dora not only fall for each other, they find the courage to walk away from the people who walk all over them- proof that even losers get lucky sometimes.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Amy Heckerling

Release Date: July 21, 2000

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DVD Release Date: December 19, 2000

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  • January 27, 2009
    Paul is a freshman in university in NYC. He needs to maintain high marks to continue his scholarship, so is branded a "Loser" by his room mates. He is forced to live in an animal hospital where he meets Dora. Dora is in love with a professor who treats her like dirt. Of cours...( read more)e, in the end, Paul and Dora discover each other and everybody lives happily ever after!

    Sure, it is a formula movie - similar to The Apartment, but cuteness and happy endings raise it to 3*'s
  • December 21, 2008
    I've never met a kid so naive.
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • January 31, 2008
    Its a shame when the movie soundtrack is more popular than the film..oh well
  • June 29, 2007
    I thought this was a sweet movie, I liked it.
  • November 13, 2009
    Jason Biggs is a loser but so sweet in this movie! No pie sex either!
  • September 18, 2009
    "Come on, you're my asshole buddy!"
  • September 9, 2009
    use to watch it sometimes. it`s a nice story to it.
  • August 4, 2009
    With the late '90's/early 2000's slew of adolescent coming-of-age meets gross out comedies, it's only fitting that Amy Heckerling of "Clueless" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" step to the table. Instead of the imagination and clever satire she brought to those classics (in th...( read more)eir own right), Heckerling brings in a rather dull and, at times, mean-spirited addition. Leads Biggs and Suvari prove that they may be stars in "American Pie" but don't have much to offer outside of sticking their genitals into pastries.
  • July 27, 2009
    Is this movie based on the book of the same title? 'Cause if it is, I've read the book and it was kind of confusing 4 me. Anyway, Greg Kinnear is in this movie so I NEED 2 SEE IT!!!

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The end notes of Loser are lame, and it is not encouraging when a college movie means 'aid,' but spells it 'aide.' full review

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  • always182
    December 29, 2007
    i love this movie because it shows people that the loser was actually a winner i think all teengers should watch this is a reall good influantial movie.
  • adamrem
    December 28, 2006
    i love the hopelessness in this film, it dras me in, watch it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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