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Loser

2000 · 95 min

A gentle, awkward campus romance that coasts on earnest charm and mild fish-out-of-water comedy, never too sharp or too sweet.

Directed by
Amy Heckerling
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Dare to be different.
Overview
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 professor.

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Directed by
Amy Heckerling
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • class
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Amy Heckerling
Written by
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Starring
Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Zak Orth, Thomas Sadoski, Jimmi Simpson, Greg Kinnear, Dan Aykroyd, Twink Caplan
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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