Moone Boy (2012)

A boy's imaginary friend is useful company when his Irish family's priorities seem to operate by rules he cannot control. Chris O'Dowd's comedy makes the household's arguments and a child's grand interpretation of a small event equally important. The late-1980s setting gives it an affectionate period texture without making nostalgia the whole joke. It is gentler than Derry Girls, with an especially good ear for the way family members talk past one another.