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I Like Movies
Directed by
Chandler Levack
Not Rated
2022
1h 39m
Comedy
,
Drama
6.8
100%
82%
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Lawrence Kweller, a socially inept 17-year old cinephile, gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.
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Cast of I Like Movies
Isaiah Lehtinen
Lawrence Kweller
Romina D'Ugo
Alana
Krista Bridges
Terri Kweller
Percy Hynes White
Matt Macarchuck
Alex Ateah
Shannon
Andy McQueen
Brendan
Eden Cupid
Lauren P.
Anand Rajaram
Mr. Olenick
Dan Beirne
Owen
Tanner Zipchen
Video Store Hottie
Veronika Slowikowska
Tabitha
Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll
Yuppie Man
Gwynne Phillips
Yuppie Woman
Sarah Camacho
Customer
Robert Cook
Old Man
Trina Skan
Cineplex Ticket Agent
Jordan Alleyne
Year End Prom Video
Aiden Altow
Classmate
Daniel Chang
Classmate
Alicia Di Monte
Classmate
Mikal Dixon
Classmate
Katie Douglas
Prom Date
Alexander Gallimore
Year End Prom Video
Tama Martin
Classmate
Adrian Misaljevic
Classmate
Vaughan Murrae
Year End Prom Video
Davis Okey
Classmate
Margaret Rose
Classmate
Elora Sarmiento
Classmate
Natalie Smith
I Like Movies
Samantha Vu
Classmate
Malea Yarde
Classmate
Chandler Levack
Director / Writer
Lindsay Blair Goeldner
Producer
I Like Movies Ratings & Reviews
Kevin Ward
July 2, 2025
Lawrence Kweller (Isaiah Lehtinin) is a 17 y/o PTA loving film nerd with his heart set on going to NYU film school where he presumes he’ll be shooting his student films in 16mm. Still stuck in his self-centered adolescence, he’s never had a job, hasn’t given a thought about the cost of NYU, and he ousts and insults friends when they don’t serve his wants. He takes a job at the local video store, but it’s evident that he’s more concerned with the employee discount rentals than he is actually earning money to help pay for school. Lawrence’s only likable quality is the fact that he loves movies. As a coming of age story, it’s rather tough to root for Lawrence. I found myself empathizing more with his boss Alana (Romina D’Ugo), than I did with Lawrence. But Lawrence does earn some redemption and I appreciate that it comes more in the form of turning a new leaf rather than mending fences. It’s important to learn that you can’t un-burn a bridge or un-ring a bell. It’s competent coming of age drama by the end, but I wasn’t in Lawrence’s corner at any point-except maybe when he had $45 in late fees for not returning Wild Things. (I just mean because Kevin Bacon’s in that movie, no other reason 17 y/o me would rent that movie and never return it).
Geek Vibes Nation
Andrew Fukui
An emotional and unapologetically human film with a challenging protagonist that truly tests its audience.
Kicking the Seat
Ian Simmons
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.
HollywoodChicago.com
Patrick McDonald
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.
Newcity
Ray Pride
Affable, genial and so, so kind, the kindly take on potential cringe you'd expect from a young Canadian filmmaker... Indie cinema lives and thrives. Honesty rocks. Passion rules.
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Has a terrific understanding of how change happens, respecting what's often a hard and painful process with an uncommon willingness to break through illusions.
Beyond the Cinerama Dome
Tina Kakadelis
Simultaneously a love letter and a critique of the artform we all love, I Like Movies is for anyone who's ever lost themselves in the silver screen.
Paste Magazine
Jacob Oller
I Like Movies speaks clearly to those who've erected protective walls of pop cultural passion, without sacrificing the prickly parts that make its observations so sharp.
Film Inquiry
Wilson Kwong
Through some very effective quirky deadpan humour, and endearing performances from both Lehtinen and D'Ugo, I Like Movies manages to strum all the right cords in a truly unique celebration of cinema itself.
Film Threat
Alan Ng
It rests solely on Levack's sharp and poignant script and fantastic performances by Lehtinen and D'ugo.
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Chase Hutchinson
Sweet without being saccharine, humorous while still having plenty of its heart, and painful without losing its playfulness, it is a quietly truthful triumph of independent film. Eat your heart out, Blockbuster.
JMuvies
John Urbancich
The film reeks of independent flair -- in a good way -- from early, current-millennium vibes to a committed cast of unknown players, headed by young Isaiah Lehtinen.
Film Threat
Andy Howell
I Like Movies works because there is talent all through it.
What She Said
Anne Brodie
A heart-tugging, film-loving smartypants with a wicked tongue rules! The character study, tell-all and comedy-drama seems fun 'n' games to start but develops complexity and emotional power. Terrific stuff!
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
Feels like a tribute to the kind of passion for film which it addresses.
JVS Media & Productions/Team JVS
Samuel Leggett Jr.
This was so good. Anyone that is a cinephile will understand the main lead character but its the way that the director makes everything so expressive in this narrative & actor Isaiah Lehtinen brings such a conflicted character come to life that sells this
Autostraddle
Drew Gregory
It's not just a tribute to movies, but a tribute to what the best movies can accomplish - encouraging us to look out as much as we look in.
Film Freak Central
Bill Chambers
Levack's feature debut I Like Movies is so uncanny I could only laugh.
The Lonely Film Critic
Tomas Trussow
Despite the disjointedness, I Like Movies nevertheless possesses enough charm to win you over because of Levack's sterling commitment to detail.
IndieWire
Katie Rife
A film that is small but not slight, sweet but not cloying, and the kind of thing that can make even a cynical critic like movies again.
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