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Zero Charisma

  • 20132013
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 26m
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6.3/10
2.7K
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Sam Eidson in Zero Charisma (2013)
 	An overgrown nerd who serves as Grand Master of a fantasy board game finds his role as leader of the misfits put into jeopardy when a new initiate enters the group
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An overgrown nerd who serves as Game Master of a fantasy board game finds his role as leader of the misfits put into jeopardy when a new initiate enters the group.An overgrown nerd who serves as Game Master of a fantasy board game finds his role as leader of the misfits put into jeopardy when a new initiate enters the group.An overgrown nerd who serves as Game Master of a fantasy board game finds his role as leader of the misfits put into jeopardy when a new initiate enters the group.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
    • Katie Graham
    • Andrew Matthews
    • Andrew Matthews
  • Stars
    • Sam Eidson
    • Brock England
    • Garrett Graham
    • Katie Graham
    • Andrew Matthews
    • Andrew Matthews
  • Stars
    • Sam Eidson
    • Brock England
    • Garrett Graham
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    • 19User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
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    Vincent James Prendergast, Garrett Graham, Brock England, Sam Eidson, and Brian Losoya in Zero Charisma (2013)
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    Sam Eidson
    Sam Eidson
    • Scott
    Brock England
    • Wayne
    Garrett Graham
    Garrett Graham
    • Miles
    Anne Gee Byrd
    Anne Gee Byrd
    • Wanda
    Cyndi Williams
    Cyndi Williams
    • Barbara
    Brian Losoya
    • Leonard
    Vincent James Prendergast
    • Martin
    • (as Vincent Prendergast)
    Dakin Matthews
    Dakin Matthews
    • Greg Goran
    John Gholson
    • Pete
    Katie Folger
    Katie Folger
    • Kendra
    Larry Jack Dotson
    Larry Jack Dotson
    • Bob
    Jeff Fenter
    • Kenny
    Micheal Foulk
    • Kevin
    James Patrick Robinson
    • Russell
    Ashley Rae Spillers
    Ashley Rae Spillers
    • Sarah
    • (as Ashley Spillers)
    Jennymarie Jemison
    • Checker
    Nguyen Stanton
    Nguyen Stanton
    • Mrs. Yi
    Lowell Bartholomee
    Lowell Bartholomee
    • Ulrich
    • (scenes deleted)
      • Katie Graham
      • Andrew Matthews
      • Andrew Matthews
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    • Trivia
      Pre-Production funds were raised via crowdfunding site IndieGoGo in 2011, featuring a 3-minute pitch trailer. Their fundraising target was $15,000, but raised over $25,000 in 30 days.
    • Goofs
      One of the characters refers to the Millennium Falcon as the "Millenian Falcon". Given that he runs a pop culture website, and is very versed in Star Wars info, it's likely that the actor just mispronounced the name.
    • Quotes

      Bob: Are you in to Wizards and shit?

    • Connections
      References Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin: Part One (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      To Mega Therion
      Written by Christofer Johnsson & Thomas Karlsson

      Performed by Therion

      From the album "Theli"

      Use by permission of Nuclear Blast GmbH

    User reviews19

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    8/10
    Hilarious character study of an unbearable, obsessive man-child
    The negative reviews here are most likely from guys for whom this movie struck a nerve. The acting and writing are excellent. You know this because this movie actually causes the viewer to feel compassion for and root for a character who is very nearly a complete solipsistic, self-absorbed buffoon. I don't know how someone could view it and find no comedy in it, unless they so strongly identify with the main character that they too acutely feel his pain. I was chuckling throughout and the perfectly delivered line "You wish!" made me lose it.

    A big part of the humor is that the main character is a devotee of what is itself even a fading form of nerddom: the Dungeons and Dragons inspired tabletop fantasy role-playing game, and that he's even been able to assemble a clique of players for his own homemade, unpublished specimen. It's one of those domains in which the competition is so fierce because the stakes are so small.

    The movie reminded me a little of the also excellent Big Fan (2009), another humorous character study of an obsessed man-child.

    I was surprised, after watching it, to see how old this movie was. The actors in it, esp. The lead, deserve more additional roles and recognition than they've gotten.
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    • Apr 28, 2021

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      • October 8, 2013 (United States)
      • United States
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      • Austin, Texas, USA
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      • OJO Entertainment
      • Shark Films
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    • 1 hour 26 minutes
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