Actual People is a tiny, talky indie movie for a very specific mood: wanting to watch an aimless college senior spiral through her final week of school while desperately trying to lock down a boy from Philadelphia. Critics loved its naturalistic, raw energy (it sits at 91% on Rotten Tomatoes), while regular viewers on IMDb (6.3) and Letterboxd (3.2) reacted more like people who just spent 85 minutes trapped in a room with an anxious twenty-something.

For a 16- or 17-year-old who likes A24-style character studies, Frances Ha, or Shithouse, this is a sharp, relatable slice of quarter-life panic. Anyone looking for a plot-driven comedy or a cozy family movie night should keep scrolling.