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Tired of Being a Nerd

2026

A silly, fast-moving genre mashup that plays its absurd premise straight, bouncing between jokes and mild suspense without ever asking much of you.

Directed by
Gualter Pupo
Genres
Comedy, Science fiction, Adventure
Starring
Fernando Caruso, Bia Guedes, Pedro Benevides
Overview
A loser goes to his college reunion determined to unmask a vegan alien cult's ritual murder, clear his name and recover the heart of his soul mate. Oh yeah, he also wants to get out alive.

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Directed by
Gualter Pupo
Genres
Comedy, Science fiction, Adventure
Starring
Fernando Caruso, Bia Guedes, Pedro Benevides
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • obsession
    • conspiracy
    • love
    • survival
    Places
    • school
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror2
    Humour7
    Realism3
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    comedy, science fiction, adventure
    Directed by
    Gualter Pupo
    Written by
    Gualter Pupo, Luiz Noronha, Renato Fagundes, Thaisa Damous
    Starring
    Fernando Caruso, Bia Guedes, Pedro Benevides, João Velho, Thais Belchior, Paulo Verlings, Thainá Gallo, Júnior Vieira
    Music
    Berna Ceppas
    Cinematography
    Gustavo Hadba
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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