Aaron Pinkston Battleship Pretension Feb 24, 2021

Whether or not you consider yourself a nerd (or whether society considers you a nerd), Zero Charisma will work.

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Aaron Peterson The Hollywood Outsider Oct 12, 2018 7.5/10

Zero Charisma is one of those small gems that comes around every so often, a film you would probably be unaware of, were it not for strong word-of-mouth.

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Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills Aug 21, 2018

Zero Charisma is an excellent example of balancing the audience's perception of a flawed character.

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J Hurtado ScreenAnarchy Nov 6, 2017

Expertly observes the plight of the American gaming nerd, and draws it out to its logical extremes.

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Joe Bendel Epoch Times May 27, 2016 2.5/5

Despite the earnestness of its ensemble cast Zero feels surprisingly mean-spirited.

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Shawn Hazelett Under the Radar Aug 18, 2014 6.5/10

A very enjoyable, surprisingly accessible movie about nerd culture that offers a little warmth with a lot of humor.

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Dan Schindel Movie Mezzanine Apr 8, 2014 C

Too much of the film feels like wallowing in unpleasantness.

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John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Nov 15, 2013 3/4

Fun and compassionate...

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Mike Russell Oregonian Oct 22, 2013 B

Overall the movie offers a funny, human take on a wounded person and the gaming subculture that consumes him.

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Eric D. Snider About.com Oct 11, 2013 3.5/5

A likably blunt glimpse into the geek microcosm.... Funny, uneven story about a misfit among misfits.

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Oct 11, 2013 2.5/5

By failing to push their galumphing antihero toward the self-knowledge he so desperately needs, [the directors] rob the film of its emotional stakes.

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Matt Zoller Seitz RogerEbert.com Oct 11, 2013 2.5/4

There's much to like here.

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Scott Beggs Film School Rejects Oct 10, 2013 B-

Zero Charisma succeeds in delivering a raw look at an unappreciated idiot who would be king.

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Don Simpson Film Threat Oct 10, 2013 4/5

This blurring of allegiances creates a certain level of complexity that we don't typically find in comedies; then again, this isn't a typical comedy.

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Chris Tilly IGN Oct 10, 2013 7.4/10

A fun flick about table-top gaming culture and the challenges of being a geek in the modern age.

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Devin Faraci Birth.Movies.Death. Oct 10, 2013

Zero Charisma is the nerd movie I've been hoping to see for years.

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A.A. Dowd AV Club Oct 10, 2013 B

A barbed indie character study that seems perched, like Big Fan, between dark humor and probing psychodrama.

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Scott Tobias The Dissolve Oct 10, 2013 2.5/5

Zero Charisma is a comedy by classification, but its cruelties have a way of turning it into a psychodrama inadvertently. The tone is often as abrasive as its hero.

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Eric Kohn IndieWire Oct 9, 2013 A-

A fascinating portrait of an initially stereotypical mouth-breathing man-child addicted to role-playing games of his own invention.

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Peter Debruge Variety Oct 8, 2013

A consistently entertaining, character-driven comedy set within a community rapidly losing out to online options.

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