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** Partially subverted in-universe though- Jim initially dismissed Michelle for her [[Adorkable|dorkiness.]] whereas she seems to have chosen him at least partly by physical attraction.
* Complete geeks Evan and Seth end up with hotties Becca and Jules in ''[[Superbad]]''.
* In ''[[Can't Buy Me Love]]'', nerd Ronald Miller ends up with cheerleader Cindy Mancini.
* ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]] '': Gary and Wyatt get the girls with the help of Lisa, their artificial woman.
* In his movies, Woody Allen has dated or been married to [[Téa Leoni]], [[Goldie Hawn]], [[Helena Bonham Carter]], [[Elizabeth Shue]], [[Julia Roberts]] and [[Mira Sorvino]], among others. Of course, given his string of real-life wives, this could also be a case of fiction imitating reality.
* Has there ever been a film starring Adam Sandler or Jack Black where this trope ''didn't'' apply?
** ''[[Tenacious D]]''.
** ''[[School of Rock]]''.
* The 2008 ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'' movie has Maxwell Smart (played by professional nerd Steve Carell) and gorgeous bombshell Agent 99 (played by authentic hotness [[Anne Hathaway]]) hook up.
* 2009's ''[[I Love You Beth Cooper]].'' High school valedictorian stalker nerd with enormous nose meets up with [[Hayden Panettiere]] as Beth Cooper. Nuff said!
* ''[[Sideways]]''. Lampshaded by Paul Giamatti's long monologue comparing different types of wines.
* Subverted in ''[[A Cinderella Story]]'' in that by the end, the [[Alpha Bitch]] is willing to give the geek a chance - but he chooses the weird, purple-haired announcer girl.
** Not to mention the real reason why she wanted to get with him was after he starred in that commercial and became popular. Earlier, after they had kissed during the ball and when she found out she had actually kissed him, she promptly expressed her disgust.
* In ''[[Where
* Hilariously subverted in ''[[National Lampoon's Stoned Age]]'', when the nerd is, and is called a complete moron by everyone, watches his dream girl marry his jock older brother, and when the girl is kidnapped by a rival tribe and his own tribe runs away, the nerd goes through the trouble of trying to rescue his beloved, only to find out that she's staying with the rival chief, because he's manlier than her brother, and provided her with furs, jewelry and food.
** Also, he has guaranteed sex with a tribe of hot amazons, but naturally, he fucks it up. In the end though, the nerd doesn't die a virgin, because he had sex with a monkey,
* Applied with irony in ''[[Ghostbusters]]''. Geeky accountant Louis Tully is often hitting on pretty cellist Dana Barrett, despite Dana's constant hints that she wants absolutely nothing to do with him. {{spoiler|However, once they're both possessed, they merge the key and the gate.}}
** In the sequel Louis and the Ghostbusters' [[Sassy Secretary]] Janine Melnitz end up babysitting Oscar and, after some wine and pizza, start making out on the couch.
* In ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to The Future]]'', sci-fi
** Although, he still managed to get together with Lorraine originally even without the help of his future son. The difference being, due to Marty's involvement, was ''how'' they got together, ultimately ending up improving their lives drastically, which Marty discovered upon returning to 1985.
* Cruelly, cruelly subverted in ''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'' with Katie and Coop. Though she seems to warm up to him and even {{spoiler|confesses her love for him}}, at the very end of the movie she {{spoiler|rejects him for the hot [[Jerkass]] Andy, telling Coop that she really likes him, but she just wants to have sex with a hot guy and she doesn't care if he treats her like crap.}}
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* In the [[Disney Channel]] movie ''Geek Charming'', Josh Rosen, a high school film geek, decides to make a domcumentary about high school popularity and chooses Dylan Schoenfield, the most popular girl in school, as his subject. Over the course of making the film he discovers {{spoiler|[[Hidden Depths|the real Dylan]] and she [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man|begins to see that Josh is the one for her]].}}
* In ''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]'', the beautiful and popular (for her age, at least) Bianca eventually chooses {{spoiler|the fairly-geeky Cameron over the super-popular Joey when she realizes he's a legitimately nice guy.}}
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