In "The Kid: Chamaco," a gauche but likable first feature from Miguel Necoechea, a Mexican boy dreams of becoming a famous boxer.
X+Y is a likable fiction feature developed by director Morgan Matthews from his own award-winning 2007 documentary, Beautiful Young Minds, about young British mathematicians who are on the autism spectrum competing at the International Mathematical Olympiad: a "mathlete" event for superpowered maths brains.
The Waiting Room (105 mins, 15) Directed by Roger Goldby; starring Ralf Little, Anne-Marie Duff, Rupert Graves, Zoe Telford, Frank Finlay, Phyllida Law The title of Roger Goldby's thin but likable first feature, The Waiting Room, is a metaphor for the imminent death of the old and also, presumably, for younger people at a point of crucial change in their lives.
Manohla Dargis of the New York Times called the "Veronica Mars" movie "a likable, unmemorable, feature-length footnote to the admired television series".
The few TV-based comedies that have become long-running network hits all featured likable main characters whose appeal transcended their setting.
They haven't entirely lost their spirit of mischief – Small Wishes is a likable country jangle featuring the surprising tinkle of a barroom piano – but for the most part, there's a distinct lack of joy, discovery and invention here.
The Paper Mill production, directed faithfully by Mark S. Hoebee on airy sets by Michael Anania, features a likable, vocally strong cast led by Walter Charles, who sings with particular grace as Dolly's cranky prey, Horace Vandergelder.
"Sex Ed" is a likable little comedy that features such a well-conceived and portrayed main character it makes up for the film's slender concept and leaps in logic.
The crowd is handsome, its buzz punctuated by a likable playlist one evening featuring mid-70's era soft rock, represented by 10cc performing "The Things We Do for Love".
Six years ago the American music-video director and graphic designer Mike Mills assembled a gifted cast (including Tilda Swinton, Vince Vaughn and Keanu Reeves) to make his low-budget independent feature debut – a likable comedy called Thumbsucker set in Oregon.
