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

| Feb 24, 2021

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.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Oct 12, 2018

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

| Aug 21, 2018

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

| Nov 6, 2017

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

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 27, 2016

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

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Aug 18, 2014

Too much of the film feels like wallowing in unpleasantness.

| Original Score: C | Apr 8, 2014

Fun and compassionate...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 15, 2013

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

| Original Score: B | Oct 22, 2013

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

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 11, 2013

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

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 11, 2013

There's much to like here.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 11, 2013

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

| Original Score: B- | Oct 10, 2013

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.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 10, 2013

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

| Original Score: 7.4/10 | Oct 10, 2013

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

| Oct 10, 2013

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

| Original Score: B | Oct 10, 2013

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.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 10, 2013

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

| Original Score: A- | Oct 9, 2013

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

| Oct 8, 2013