Director: Kevin Smith
One afternoon, four theaters, and a group of teenagers determined to sneak between every screen: Kevin Smith's nostalgic 2024 comedy is a love letter to the multiplex hopping of the 1980s.
What is The 4:30 Movie about?
Set over a single day in a suburban theater in the 1980s, the story follows a small crew of teens whose plan is simple: buy one ticket, then slip from auditorium to auditorium for as many movies as they can catch before anyone notices. Along the way there's a first date on the line, a nosy staff member who might blow the whole scheme, and the kind of low-stakes chaos that comes from being young, broke, and stubbornly determined to make the most of a summer afternoon. The film moves between the group's schemes and the small, personal moments that happen while they wait in line or duck into the wrong screening room, building its comedy out of awkward teenage confidence rather than big theatrical set pieces.
Cast & crew
Siena Agudong and Austin Zajur lead the young cast, with Nicholas Cirillo and Reed Northrup rounding out the group of theater-hopping friends. Ken Jeong, Sam Richardson, Genesis Rodriguez, and Justin Long appear in supporting roles as the various adults who cross paths with the teens over the course of the day.
Context & significance
Written and directed by Kevin Smith, The 4:30 Movie runs 87 minutes and is set firmly in 1980s theater culture, drawing on the era's ritual of ticket-hopping between screens at a single cinema. The film is a straightforward comedy, leaning on Smith's familiar dialogue-driven style and affection for a bygone moviegoing era.
Where & how to watch
The 4:30 Movie is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login, part of a library curated for Farsi-speaking viewers around the world. The film currently streams in its original English, and K-Time's interface is fully available in Farsi for easy navigation.