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Embracing the Outsider: A Guide to the Best Movies and TV Shows about Social Misfits

Get ready to root for the underdog and find solace in the struggles of those who don't quite fit in. From classic coming-of-age tales to modern-day explorations of identity, we've got the scoop on the most iconic movies and TV shows that celebrate the beauty of being a social misfit. Whether you're a fan of quirky characters or relatable storylines, this guide has something for everyone.

Cast

Elyes Gabel

Katharine McPhee

Jadyn Wong

Eddie Kaye Thomas

Scorpion (2014) TV Show

8.2 4.2K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America, Turkey

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 93

Audience: TV-14

Story: Eccentric genius Walter O’Brien and his team of brilliant misfits comprise the last line of defense against complex, high-tech threats of the modern age. As Homeland Security’s new think tank, O’Brien’s “Scorpion” team includes Toby Curtis, an expert behaviorist who can read anyone; Happy Quinn, a mechanical prodigy; and Sylvester Dodd, a statistics guru.

Plot: autism, hacker, nerd, genius, national security, social outcast

Cast

Sean Astin

Josh Brolin

Jeff Cohen

Corey Feldman

The Goonies (1985)

7.5 6.3K votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 114 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of recently escaped criminals, determined to capture the kids and reach the treasure first.

Plot: gang of thieves, treasure map, oregon, usa, gunfight, pirate, childhood friends, booby trap, ...

Cast

Daisy Edgar-Jones

Taylor John Smith

Harris Dickinson

David Strathairn

Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

7.5 2.3K votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 126 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

Plot: based on novel or book, artist, bullying, alcoholism, coming of age, survival, domestic abuse, first love, ...

Time: 1960s

Cast

John C. Reilly

Sarah Silverman

Jack McBrayer

Jane Lynch

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

7.4 13.1K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 101 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in Hero's Duty, a first-person shooter where he helps the game's hero battle against alien invaders. He later enters Sugar Rush, a kart racing game set on tracks made of candies, cookies and other sweets. There, Ralph meets Vanellope von Schweetz who has learned that her game is faced with a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph may have inadvertently started.

Plot: video game, support group, villain, bullying, medal, product placement, jail, racing, ...

Cast

Yonas Kibreab

Remy Edgerly

Zoe Saldau00f1a

Brad Garrett

Elio (2025)

6.9 1.0K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 98 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.

Plot: villain, alien, coming of age, computer animation, eye patch, social outcast, aftercreditsstinger, beforecreditsstinger, ...

Cast

Jon Heder

Efren Ramirez

Tina Majorino

Aaron Ruell

Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

6.8 2.2K votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 95 min.

Audience: PG

Story: A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.

Plot: underdog, high school, sibling relationship, chat, friends, school dance, social outcast, aftercreditsstinger, ...

Place: idaho

Cast

Andrew Garfield

Emma Stone

Rhys Ifans

Denis Leary

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

6.7 18.7K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 136 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

Plot: new york city, experiment, loss of loved one, superhero, based on comic, vigilante, teenage girl, teenage boy, ...

Cast

Ross Lynch

Alex Wolff

Anne Heche

Dallas Roberts

My Friend Dahmer (2017)

6.5 650 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, History

Country: United States of America

Duration: 107 min.

Audience: R

Story: Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.

Plot: high school, biography, based on true story, ohio, sociopath, murder, male homosexuality, serial killer, ...

Time: 1970s

Cast

Rowan Atkinson

Willem Dafoe

Maxim Baldry

Karel Roden

Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

6.4 3.2K votes

Genre: Comedy, Family

Country: United Kingdom, France

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: G

Story: Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.

Plot: movie business, language barrier, clumsy fellow, to drop brick, misunderstanding, false accusations, filmmaking, road movie, ...

Place: france

She's All That (1999)

6.3 2.3K votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 95 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for sleazy reality-television star Brock Hudson. Desperate to revive his fading reputation, Siler agrees to a seemingly impossible challenge. He has six weeks to gain the trust of nerdy outcast Laney Boggs -- and help her to become the school's next prom queen.

Plot: high school, artist, nerd, bullying, teen angst, house party, wager, teen movie, ...

The Waterboy (1998)

6.1 2.1K votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.

Plot: sports, stutter, louisiana, social outcast, ridicule, deserted by husband, low self esteem, waterboy, ...