Laggies (2014) is a top-tier rom-com that nobody saw.
It only made $2.4M at the box office—but it’s way better than that number suggests.
This was one of A24’s early films, long before the studio turned into the darling of every film nerd alive. And even then, they knew how to pick winners.
Keira Knightley plays Megan, a 28-year-old who refuses to grow up. When her high school boyfriend proposes, she panics, lies about a seminar, and bolts.
That’s when she bumps into Annika (Chloë Grace Moretz), a teenager trying to score booze. Instead of acting like an adult, Megan decides to crash at Annika’s house. At least, for a week.
Her “escape” gets complicated because Annika’s dad is divorce lawyer Craig (Sam Rockwell). He’s funny, charming, and undeniably hot. Megan can’t resist. And because this is a rom-com, we know where this goes.
But the fun is in the mess. Megan’s attraction to Craig is tangled up with her immaturity, her dishonesty, and her desperate attempt to stall adulthood.
Ellie Kemper kills it as Allison, Megan’s insufferable friend. She’s awkward white woman energy distilled—exactly the kind of person who demands a refund at Target just for sport.
The score is by Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, which nails the mood—wistful, slightly sad, and perfectly Seattle. Lynn Shelton directs with her trademark looseness, letting the comedy breathe without ever overselling it.
To prove the appeal, I ran a test. I put the movie on with my wife in the room and didn’t say a word. Within minutes, she was watching. By the end, she was laughing, cringing, and loving it. That’s how you know a rom-com works.
For me, Laggies is a blast. Funny, awkward, and painfully relatable. A rom-com with real bite, and proof that A24 had the goods from the very beginning.
Here’s where to watch it:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnfGbp5Z1I4
Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/619797/laggies
Prime Video: https://www.primevideo.com/region/na/detail/0NYIKMG5R9FAC7M9WEK89VOD95/
Just watched it, can confirm that it’s reallyreally good.
I love coming-of-age movies and… what’s the genre called where the main is a bit of a fuckup who can’t really find their place in the world? Because my collection is filled with those.
So I liked our main floaters of course, but one character who isn’t as obviously “lost” is Allison. She’s just as insecure as Megan about her place in the world, but she solves it by clinging to her old friend group and aggressively asserting that her way is the normal way actually. That’s a side I hadn’t thought about before.