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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review El D Must see для кожного синефіла, хихи. В міру дотепне «санденсівське» інді, типовий coming of age з яскравим головним героєм, егоїстичним кінозадротом, який дуже хотів би, щоб світ обертався навколо нього. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Audience Member I love this movie. Everything is relatable in it. The cast is great. The story is real yet heartfelt. And it’s Canadian. We can make great movies here. Well done! Highly recommend Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/24 Full Review Cream Shaboogie Bop Loved it, great film. Super entertaining Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/24 Full Review Dave S Lawrence (Isaiah Lehtinen), a 17-year-old social outcast struggling to come to terms with the suicide of his father four years earlier, dreams of leaving his suburban Ontario life to attend film school at NYU. Seemingly thwarted from every angle, he takes a job in a local video store in order to indulge his love of movies, at which point things become complicated. While it does manage to have an infectious energy to it and is relatable for anyone who even remotely experienced teen angst, I Like Movies falls a bit flat due to some overstated performances and some dialogue and situations that just don't feel real. Is it worth a watch? Sure, just as long as you don't set your sights too high. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Chandler Levack

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Isaiah Lehtinen

Lawrence Kweller

Alex Ateah

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Dan Beirne

Actor

Krista Bridges

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Movie Info

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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