Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie
A foul-mouthed internet gamer confronts his deepest gaming phobia in a deliberately chaotic science-fiction quest made for devoted fans.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- campy
- silly
- gaming night
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics found the film an uneven, overlong, fan-focused cult comedy with committed silliness and occasional production or musical strengths.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
James D. Rolfe's established Angry Video Game Nerd character anchors the feature adaptation and its fan-focused humor.
The worst video game in the world functions as the central mystery, phobia, and plot-driving object.
The film is explicitly based on The Angry Video Game Nerd web series and extends its gamer sketches into an adventure plot.
Science fiction adventure conventions, broad performances, and self-conscious silliness are combined into an aspiring cult film.
Films like Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, and why
The Gamers
internet-born comedy, exaggerated gamer culture, and deliberately low-budget cult sensibility
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
video game fandom, absurd adventure plotting, and broad genre parody
Fanboys
self-aware pop-culture comedy, eccentric characters, and genre-mixing adventure
Kung Fury
campy science fiction adventure, fan-oriented humor, and cult entertainment energy
Movie Details
- Directors
- James D. Rolfe, Kevin Finn
- Release Date
- 2014-07-21
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (158)
Cast
- James D. Rolfe
- Jeremy Suarez
- Sarah Glendening
- Stephen Mendel
- Helena Barrett
- Time Winters
- Nathan Barnatt
- Bear McCreary
- Kyle Mac
- Doug Walker
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie about?
- A foul-mouthed internet gamer confronts his deepest gaming phobia in a deliberately chaotic science-fiction quest made for devoted fans.
- What is Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie as mild.
- What did critics think of Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie?
- Critics found the film an uneven, overlong, fan-focused cult comedy with committed silliness and occasional production or musical strengths.
- Which films are like Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie?
- Films with a similar feel include The Gamers, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Fanboys, and Kung Fury.
- How long is Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie?
- Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie?
- In United States, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
