The 4:30 Movie is a 2024 American semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It stars Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo, Reed Northrup, Siena Agudong, and Ken Jeong. The story is loosely based on Smith's experiences sneaking into movie theaters as a teenager and his earliest romantic endeavors. It was released on September 13, 2024, by Saban Films.

Plot

In 1986, New Jersey teenager Brian David calls his crush, Melody Barnegat, at her job to ask her out to the movies. He made out with her in her pool a year prior but got too scared to go to second base with her. She says yes to a date, seeing a 4:30 showing of the movie Bucklick, an R-rated detective comedy based on her mother's favorite book series. Brian then goes for a bike ride, purchases a magazine, and sits at the pier to record his thoughts in a tape recorder, which he keeps on him to record essential thoughts as he wants to be a writer.