Mile End Kicks

Mile End Kicks (2026)



5.7 2026 112 min Canada, Finland, United States of America

Director: Chandler Levack

Cast: Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick, Stanley Simons, Juliette Gariépy, Jay Baruchel

At 24, music journalist Grace Pine relocates to Montreal with plans to write a book about Alanis Morissette’s *Jagged Little Pill*. Her focus fractures when she falls for two members of an indie band she’s profiling—then takes a sharp detour by signing on as their publicist.

More About This Film

Mile End Kicks is a romantic comedy-drama about Grace Pine, a young music critic who moves to Montreal in 2011 intending to write a book about Alanis Morissette's album Jagged Little Pill. Her plans become complicated when she becomes romantically involved with two members of an aspiring indie band and unexpectedly takes a job promoting them.

Barbie Ferreira leads the film as Grace, with Devon Bostick and Stanley Simons playing the musicians at the center of the story. Chandler Levack uses Montreal's indie-music culture as a lively backdrop for a coming-of-age story about ambition, artistic identity and the messy transition into adulthood.

  • Written and directed by Chandler Levack.
  • Based partly on Levack's own early adulthood before she became a professional critic and filmmaker.
  • Filmed in Montréal, Québec.
  • Produced by Rhombus Media and Zapruder Films among others.
  • The film received an 84% Tomatometer score from Rotten Tomatoes based on critics' reviews at the time of release.

Where to Watch

Mile End Kicks is available on Netflix in several territories and through multiple digital storefronts.