Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- wistful
- empathetic
- lazy sunday
- romantic movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film moderately appealing, especially praising Keira Knightley's winsome performance and Lynn Shelton's empathetic direction while noting that its ideas are underdeveloped.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Megan moves in with Annika and attempts to inhabit a teenager's simpler social world while avoiding adult commitments.
Megan balances her established relationship with Anthony against her growing connection to Craig.
Lynn Shelton's direction follows Megan and Annika's female friendship and personal uncertainty with an explicitly empathetic perspective.
Megan juggles career expectations, an engagement-level relationship, and the teenage lifestyle she enters through Annika.
Films like Laggies, and why
Drinking Buddies
shared mumblecore-adjacent sensibility, emotionally adrift protagonist, romantic uncertainty, and gentle coming-of-age themes
Frances Ha
shared female-centered coming-of-age comedy-drama, relationship anxiety, and bittersweetly warm tone
Enough Said
shared unconventional romance, emotionally immature adults, and intimate independent-comedy atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Lynn Shelton
- Release Date
- 2014-09-25
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1193)
Cast
- Keira Knightley
- Chloë Grace Moretz
- Sam Rockwell
- Kaitlyn Dever
- Ellie Kemper
- Mark Webber
- Jeff Garlin
- Daniel Zovatto
- Dylan Arnold
- Gretchen Mol
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Laggies about?
- A drifting nearly-thirty woman borrows a teenager’s life to postpone adulthood, only to confront the relationships and choices she has been avoiding.
- What is Laggies like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Laggies as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Laggies violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Laggies.
- What did critics think of Laggies?
- Critics broadly found the film moderately appealing, especially praising Keira Knightley's winsome performance and Lynn Shelton's empathetic direction while noting that its ideas are underdeveloped.
- Which films are like Laggies?
- Films with a similar feel include Drinking Buddies, Frances Ha, and Enough Said.
- How long is Laggies?
- Laggies runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Laggies?
- In United States, Laggies is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand.
