I Like Movies

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I Like Movies

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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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

12/23/2023

4/5

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

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Amil Niazi

Globe and Mail

03/06/2023

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.

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Radheyan Simonpillai

CTV's Your Morning

03/04/2023

4/5

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.

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Louis Skye (Ronita Roy Mohan)

Women Write About Comics

Aug 20

There’s some great acting in this film and the story will resonate with certain groups... I Like Movies has too narrow a focus in terms of it’s story and the cast of characters aren’t diverse or compelling enough to keep me riveted.

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Andrew Fukui

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 17

8.5/10

An emotional and unapologetically human film with a challenging protagonist that truly tests its audience.

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Ian Simmons

Kicking the Seat

02/25/2025

5/5

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.

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Yash B

@yashbansal 5d

"I Like Movies" is very much a movie made for someone like me. A coming-of-age story that centers around a cinephile is just an interesting premise. I also like this story because it features a dislikable main character who grows and learns as the movie progresses, making for an engaging story arc. I think the movie blends comedy and drama well, but sometimes the tonal shifts are a bit jarring. Still, this is a gem of a movie that I really felt like I needed today. Overall, it is a gift to movie lovers as well as people who grew up in the early 2000s, and I enjoyed it quite a lot and think it stood out within a genre I already love so deeply.

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Ellie S.

@ellieyeti Mar 3

Lawrence is intolerable. There is so much nostalgia and relation to this movie (like punch drunk love being a favorite) but how is no one talking about how awful this character is? Not all movie nerds are like this and the friend dynamic is obviously toxic as well.

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David A

@Vergazo Feb 20

I am always impressed with a movie like this, that makes it look so simple and easy, to make a good movie. To me, that's the pure uncut, movie "magic".

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Dewey G

@Laramine Jan 15

This is a hidden gem. Director Writer Chandlar LeVack has made a cult classic about the movie industry. I would place it in the same category as Hollywood Shuffle for peaking behind the silver screen and looking deeper at the toxic system that has entertained us all for years. Isaiah Lehtinen was spectacular as a twisted little version of the Stanley Kubrick gatekeeper bros that make cinema culture so esoteric and boring. Great movie with lots of laughs and some impressive cinematography.

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Sa K.

@sa6kr4v3 Nov 9

Real movie with real stories

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Grant H.

@dj530 Nov 6

Nothing beats a good coming of age movie, especially one that delves into the topic of, well, MOVIES! Filled with heart and emotion, the life of a socially inept cinephile hits some lows, but ultimately makes us feel good about ourselves and what we are capable of!

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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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