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Eddie Murphy is openly admitting not every movie in his filmography is great ... but when it comes to his geeky rom-com "Norbit," he feels it earned its place in nerdcore!!!

The Hollywood legend recently sat down with Complex and came clean that his films 'Pluto Nash' and "Holy Man" were not his best work -- but he pushed back on the criticism of 2007's "Norbit."

Eddie says he wrote the film with his late brother /fellow actor Charlie Murphy , and they both approved how the film turned out. Gallery Launch Gallery Getty

Despite receiving an Oscar nom for the makeup transformations, "Norbit" was also nominated for eight Golden Raspberry Awards -- AKA The Razzies, which highlight the worst the industry has to offer every year.

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