| The Secret Lives of Dorks | |
| Director: | Salomé Breziner |
| Producer: | Dominic Ianno Stephen Israel Steven J. Wolfe |
| Music: | Jeff Cardoni |
| Cinematography: | Mark Mervis |
| Editing: | Jacob Chase David Heinz |
| Studio: | Indomitable Entertainment School Pictures |
| Distributor: | Gravitas Ventures |
| Runtime: | 91 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Secret Lives of Dorks is a 2013 American independent comedy film directed by Salomé Breziner and starring Gaelan Connell, Vanessa Marano, Riley Voelkel, Beau Mirchoff and Jim Belushi.[1] [2]
Samantha, a dork, loves Payton, also a dork, who loves Carrie, a cheerleader, who dates Clark, the football captain. When Clark seeks out Payton for lessons about comic books, Payton sees a chance to be with Carrie, but Carrie wants to set Payton up with Samantha.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 11% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 3.91/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 32 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[4]
Noel Murray of The Dissolve and S. Jhoanna Robledo of Common Sense Media both awarded the film two stars out of five.[5] [6] Mike D'Angelo of The A.V. Club graded it a C−.[7]
Annlee Ellingson of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review and wrote "...Johnny Severin and Nicholas David Brandt's otherwise clever and original script takes an unexpected turn at nearly every intersection, resulting in a funny and big-hearted coming-of-age romance."[8]