“Geek In recent years, it has morphed from being a negative epithet to a positive term for anyone with an interest considered niche or nerdy. This change for the better means that people are now happy to call themselves geeks, and has led the entertainment industry to increasingly cater to this potentially lucrative market.
Hollywood has taken full advantage of this, with geek movies like the current series of comic book movies proving box office gold. But what, you might be wondering, are some of the best geek movies ever released? Ask me no more, my fellow geeks, as we've compiled a list of 42 of the best geek movies of all time. 42? Yes 42.
We recently asked you, What is your favorite geek movie? We were not disappointed, with many of you telling us all about the geek movies you love. We've narrowed all of these suggestions down to a 42-person list that contains some (but not all) of the best geek movies of all time.
The following 42 movies, as presented in no particular order, should appeal to geeks of all shapes and sizes. The place in society becomes stronger and stronger. We are geeks, we are proud and we are not going anywhere. As the Internet becomes a... Read More Genres covered include comedy, horror, science fiction, action, and drama. Time travel is common, as are dystopian futures, strange gadgets, alien encounters, and paranormal adventures.
42 of the best geek movies of all time...
Some of these movies don't have particularly high ratings on IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes, but arbitrary ratings mean little in the grand scheme of things. Inclusion on this list means that each of these movies appeals to at least one of the geeks who read MakeUseOf on a regular basis. And a MakeUseOf geek is surely the only kind of geek that matters.
There's only one logical thing to do with a list as long as this:determine how many of the movies you've actually seen. I've personally seen 36 of the 42, and there are two that I've never heard of before compiling this list. Now it's your turn to get involved by telling us how many of the 42 geek movies listed above you've seen.
To compile this list of the best geek movies, we received a lot of great feedback from MakeUseOf readers. Big comments included those from Xoandre, Callum, and likefunbutnot. The applause for the best comment goes to Hildy J, who earns our admiration and affection for this gem:
We loved this review because he names five exceptionally geek movies that are brilliant in their own way but will appeal to completely different audiences. The short and snappy reasons for naming these movies are also spot on.
