Tiny Furniture review

A road to discover what to do with your life when college is over.

Why you can trust 12DOVE Our experts review games, movies and tech over countless hours, so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about our reviews policy.

Lena Dunahm was 23 when she wrote, directed and starred in this arch, semi-autobiographical tale of a college graduate who returns home to figure out her next move.

Cue slummy days, run-ins with her artist mum and poet sister (played by Dunham’s real-life artist mum and poet sister) and shoddy sex with a douchebag.

Playing like a mumblecore The Graduate set in the affected milieu of the Tribeca art crowd, Tiny Furniture announces Dunham as a talent to watch: she’s in Judd Apatow’s This Is 40 and HBO’s Girls, a show she’s also written and directed.

Editor-at-Large, Total Film

Jamie Graham is the Editor-at-Large of Total Film magazine. You'll likely find them around these parts reviewing the biggest films on the planet and speaking to some of the biggest stars in the business – that's just what Jamie does. Jamie has also written for outlets like SFX and the Sunday Times Culture, and appeared on podcasts exploring the wondrous worlds of occult and horror.