I Like Movies

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I Like Movies

Released Apr 8, 2024

1h 39m

Comedy

Drama

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Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence Kweller gets a job at a video store where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.

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Critics Consensus

A scrappy coming of age dramedy that pulls off a surprisingly moving tonal sleight of hand, I Like Movies is fiercely unsentimental about cinema nostalgia and all the better for it.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

It’s enough to restore one’s faith in the near-extinct subgenre once known as the teen comedy.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 23, 2023

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Amil Niazi

Globe and Mail

Levack has done a remarkable job with her feature-film debut, playing with tropes that have time-honoured traditions but are always in need of a refresh.

Mar 6, 2023

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Radheyan Simonpillai

CTV's Your Morning

Imagine if Superbad were directed by a woman who didn’t allow the toxic masculinity and misogyny to go unchecked, while also l giving her genuinely funny and moving characters the room for growth and empathy. I Like Movies does that.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 4, 2023

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Ian Simmons

Kicking the Seat

Levack carefully plants the seeds of her film’s serious turn throughout, so that when "I Like Movies" steers hard into its coming-of-age rough patch, the tonal shift feels natural.

Rated: 5/5

Feb 25, 2025

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Patrick McDonald

HollywoodChicago.com

An undiscovered Canadian gem, if you've ever felt or remember feeling of outsider awkwardness, this story mines the emotional gold therein. With a nod to A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES, writer/director Levack, actor Lehtinen & the supporting cast brings it home.

Rated: 5/5

Feb 12, 2025

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Chris Luciantonio

Exclaim!

A sharp, touching film which earnestly highlights the highs and lows that emerge when one makes cinema such a prominent part of their personality during those formative, socially awkward teenage years.

Rated: 9/10

Nov 21, 2024

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Ruben M.

Really Enjoyable, pleasantly surprised at balance of comedy and charming but poignant

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Audience Member

This movie was a surprise in the best way. A narcissistic movie buff works in a video movie rental house and crosses several lines, leaving chaos and a lot of hurt feelings in his wake. He alienates virtually everyone who cares for him and learns some painful life lessons. A worthwhile coming of age movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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Bugs B

Wow, what a gem! Stumbled on this Canadian indie film streaming on Hollywood Suite 2000's. Yes a "coming of age" film and anyone who went to Carleton University in Ottawa will get a big kick out of it. The main character growing up in Burlington wants to be accepted into NYU's film program but ends up at Carleton. Lots of emotion, great acting, funny drama. 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Dane B. M

The first ten minutes seemed like forever. It felt amateurish. I stayed with it and it just got better and better. The emotional meter ran from funny to sad to poignant. Isaiah Lehtinen played his part so well, I thought at first it was his autobiography. All the actors were superlative. It took me by surprise. I loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Jyri J

Jumping from heartbreaking to heartwarming to heartbreaking to heartwarming, I Like Movies is a very good movie experience. Not a must-see, but worth watching.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

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Laker B

Lawrence is by far the worst most unlikable character I’ve ever seen in any movie or show in my life. I wanted to see if others thought the same so naturally I looked it up. I was shocked to see this movie had a 100% which was extremely disturbing to me. I dislike Lawrence so much that I made a rotten tomatoes account just to write this because it 100% does not deserve a 100%.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/09/24

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Synopsis

Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence Kweller gets a job at a video store where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.

Director: Chandler Levack
Producer: Lindsay Blair Goeldner
Screenwriter: Chandler Levack
Distributor: Visit Films
Production Co: VHS Forever
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 8, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 39m

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