I Like Movies

I Like Movies

Directed by Chandler Levack

Produced by VHS Forever

202399 min7.0 / 10

A wry, introspective coming-of-age comedy about a socially awkward teenage cinephile navigating friendship, grief, and self-awareness in early-2000s suburban Ontario.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is I Like Movies violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is I Like Movies sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is I Like Movies scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is I Like Movies easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Does I Like Movies end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

65/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity54

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise73

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like I Like Movies

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as I Like Movies

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like I Like Movies, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like I Like Movies, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like I Like Movies, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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