I Like Movies

Hyper-ambitious teenage cinephile Lawrence Kweller, circa 2003, dreams of attending film school at NYU. To try to raise the hefty tuition fee, he gets his dream job at the local video store. Wracked with anxiety about his future, Lawrence begins alienating the most important people in his life – his best friend, Matt, and his single mother, Terri – all while developing a complicated friendship with his older female manager, Alana. As graduation looms ever closer, a series of painful conflicts force Lawrence to realize he's a pretentious asshole.