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Laggies

Laggies

Acting your age is so overrated.

20146.11h 40m

Overview

Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to, Megan is comfortable lagging a few steps behind - while her friends check off milestones and celebrate their new grown-up status. When her high-school sweetheart proposes, Megan panics and- given an unexpected opportunity to escape for a week - hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year old Annika and Annika's world-weary single dad Craig.

Directed by Lynn Shelton
Written by Andrea Seigel
Produced by Myles Nestel, Raj Brinder Singh, Kevin Scott Frakes
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $2.4M

Top Cast

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Megan Burch

Chloë Grace Moretz

Chloë Grace Moretz

Annika Hunter

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

Craig Hunter

Kaitlyn Dever

Kaitlyn Dever

Misty

Ellie Kemper

Ellie Kemper

Allison

Mark Webber

Mark Webber

Anthony

Jeff Garlin

Jeff Garlin

Ed Burch

Daniel Zovatto

Daniel Zovatto

Junior

Dylan Arnold

Dylan Arnold

Patrick

Gretchen Mol

Gretchen Mol

Bethany

Themes & Keywords

friendshipparent child relationshipfemale friendshipcoming of agefemale protagonistmumblecorewoman directoryoung womenlost

About Laggies

Laggies is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2014 exploring themes of friendship, parent child relationship, female friendship, coming of age, female protagonist, mumblecore. Directed by Lynn Shelton, it stars Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell. Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to, Megan is comfortable lagging a few steps behind - while her friends check off milestones and celebrate their new grown-up status. When her high-school sweetheart proposes, Megan panics and- given an unexpected opportunity to escape for a week - hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year old Annika and Annika's world-weary single dad Craig.

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