I Like Movies

"I Like Movies" is a 2022 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Chandler Levack. It stars Isaiah Lehtinen as Lawrence, a socially inept 17-year-old cinephile who gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager, Romina D'Ugo's Alana. The film follows Lawrence as he navigates his passion for movies, his relationships, and his struggles with narcissism and anxiety. Set in the early 2000s, it is a warm and moving coming-of-age story that explores themes of friendship, grief, and finding one's place in the world.