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Slackers (2002)

Slackers poster
Directed by
Dewey Nicks
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 219 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A nerdy college student discovers that a group of guys have been cheating their way through school. He blackmails them into helping him get close to a young woman he is obsessed with.

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What happens

Slackers is a 2002 American teen comedy film directed by Dewey Nicks in his directional debut and starring Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, James King, Jason Segel, Michael Maronna, and Laura Prepon. Its plot follows a nerdy college student who blackmails a group of young men with his knowledge that they have cheated throughout college, and uses it to get closer to a young woman he is obsessed with. The film was released on February 1, 2002 and grossed $6.4 million worldwide at the box office. It mainly received negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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