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Slackers

2002 · 86 min

A crude, mean-spirited campus comedy that coasts on awkward schemes and juvenile gags, rarely earning its romantic beats.

Directed by
Dewey Nicks
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
When all else fails... cheat.
Overview
Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed their way through the last four years of college and now, during final exams, these big-men-on-campus are about to be busted by the most unlikely dude in school. Self-dubbed Cool Ethan, an ambitious nerd with a bad crush, enters their lives one day and everything begins to unravel.

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Directed by
Dewey Nicks
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • obsession
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • betrayal
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Dewey Nicks
Written by
David H. Steinberg
Starring
Devon Sawa, Jaime King, Jason Segel, Jason Schwartzman, Laura Prepon, Michael C. Maronna, Cameron Diaz, Jim Rash
Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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