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Mile End Kicks (2026) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language
2026 · 1 h 45 m · English
Echo score 73
JustWatch #931 94
Directed by
Chandler Levack
Starring
Jay Baruchel, Barbie Ferreira, Robert Naylor, Devon Bostick, Hasani Freeman, Stanley Simons

Directed by Chandler Levack, known for I Like Movies, this bright romantic comedy follows Grace (Barbie Ferreira), a budding music critic who uproots herself to Montreal in hopes of sorting out her career path and her love life, navigating the city’s artistic pulse with humor and heart.

Comedy Drama Music Romance Cast, crew & box office
On this page (5)
  1. 1 Where to watch
  2. 2 Events in order (14)
  3. 3 Timeline questions answered
  4. 4 Movie threads
  5. 5 Every angle

Where to watch

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14 events in order · contains spoilers

Mile End Kicks Timeline: Events in Chronological Order

Every key event of Mile End Kicks (2026) in order, scene by scene, with when and where it takes place. Use it to untangle flashbacks, time jumps and parallel storylines, to refresh your memory before the sequel or to find the exact scene you are thinking of.

  1. Grace moves to Montreal to write her book

    Grace relocates from Toronto to Montreal to write a 33 ⅓ book about Jagged Little Pill. She rents a Mile End apartment with Madeleine and soon meets the indie rock world she’s about to cover. After pitching to a New York editor via Skype, she lands a publishing deal with a $500 advance.

    When
    Summer 2011
    Where
    Montreal, Mile End

  2. First night in Montreal: the loft party

    Grace attends a loft party where Madeleine DJ's. She meets Archie Webber, Bone Patrol's guitarist, and is immediately drawn to Chevy Olsen, the lead singer. They smoke marijuana together and Grace feels an instant attraction.

    When
    First night in Montreal
    Where
    Madeleine's loft party, Montreal

  3. Archie and Grace become neighbors

    Grace and Archie bond on the walk home from the party and discover they are next‑door neighbors. They flirt and she invites him to have sex, but he reveals he is celibate for personal reasons. The encounter foreshadows the complicated dynamic between them.

    When
    Dawn after party
    Where
    Montreal, on the way home

  4. Grace offers to publicize Bone Patrol

    Grace learns Bone Patrol's debut EP is on the way and offers to be the band's publicist. Chevy agrees to have her handle PR, giving her a foothold in the Montreal music scene. This marks a turning point as her focus shifts toward the band’s career.

    When
    Later that day
    Where
    Mile End Kicks

  5. Debt and a troubling flashback

    Grace emails Jeff about the $4,000 he owes her. A flashback reveals she had an affair with him when he was married, exposing personal complications behind her professional ambitions. The moment blurs the line between her career and her private life.

    When
    Evening
    Where
    Montreal

  6. Grace writes a Bone Patrol review

    Grace writes a review of Bone Patrol's debut EP for the Montreal Mirror. The piece helps raise the band's profile and pulls her deeper into the Montreal music scene. She contemplates shelving her Alanis Morissette book as she focuses on live coverage.

    When
    Evening
    Where
    Montreal Mirror office

  7. Loft party reads and insults

    At a later loft party, Grace plans to read an excerpt from her Alanis book as part of a poetry reading. Archie encourages her to go on, but Chevy publicly belittles her, calling her a 'cum dumpster'. The insult creates a tense, shared humiliation among them.

    When
    Evening
    Where
    Loft party, Montreal

  8. Sex interrupted

    Grace and Chevy begin to have sex at his place, but he abruptly stops, unable to achieve an erection. The moment underscores the fragility of their volatile dynamic. It also compounds Grace's sense of disillusionment with the surrounding scene.

    When
    That night
    Where
    Chevy's house

  9. Contract termination and fallout

    Returning home, Grace finds a voicemail from Phoebe terminating her contract due to lack of communication. She breaks down in tears while Madeleine accuses her of being selfish and demands back rent. The professional collapse compounds her personal crisis.

    When
    That night / next day
    Where
    Grace's apartment; Madeleine's apartment

  10. Archie’s confession

    The next day, Archie tells Grace he is celibate because he has oral herpes contracted from a past hookup and confesses his feelings for Grace. He also recounts Chevy's insult from the poetry reading, deepening the rift between them. Grace must decide what to do about both men.

    When
    Next day
    Where
    Montreal

  11. Grace returns to Toronto

    Defeated, Grace moves back to Toronto and leaves Montreal behind to reassess her life and career. The distance gives her space to rethink her priorities and ambitions.

    When
    Following day
    Where
    Toronto

  12. Confronting Jeff in Toronto

    Back in Toronto, Grace confronts Jeff at the Merge office and demands the $4,000 he owes her. He tells her the invoice has already been processed, clarifying the professional friction between them. The confrontation underscores the financial sting behind her career struggles.

    When
    Back in Toronto
    Where
    Merge offices, Toronto

  13. EP launch and reconciliation

    Grace returns to Montreal for Bone Patrol's EP launch, where she pays Madeleine two months’ rent and they make amends. Chevy makes a tentative romantic gesture, but Grace rebuffs him with a blunt, 'fuck off'. The launch marks a moment of professional progress and personal boundary setting.

    When
    EP launch night
    Where
    Montreal

  14. Final day with Archie

    Before leaving, Grace spends the day with Archie driving around in the Bone Patrol van. They share a kiss and briefly consider having sex in the van, signaling a final, fragile connection before she heads home. The day caps a turbulent arc of attraction, disappointment, and self‑assertion.

    When
    Day before returning to Toronto
    Where
    Bone Patrol van

Last updated: June 27, 2026 at 15:37

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Timeline questions answered

Mile End Kicks Timeline Explained: Your Questions Answered

When does it happen, and why in that order? The questions people ask about the chronology of Mile End Kicks (2026): time jumps, flashbacks, cause and effect between scenes and the correct order of events, each answered with spoilers.

Q1

Why is Archie celibate in Mile End Kicks?

Archie reveals he is celibate because he contracted oral herpes from a past hookup. He confesses this to Grace when he explains why he turned down her advances, and later admits his lingering feelings for her despite his condition.

Foreshadowing: Earlier in the movie, Grace and Archie discover they are neighbors after a party, and she invites him inside, but he refuses, foreshadowing his personal reason for abstinence.

  • archie
  • celibate
  • herpes
  • bone patrol
  • guitar
Q2

Why does Grace lose her book deal?

Phoebe, Grace's New York editor, terminates her contract after she fails to communicate progress on the Jagged Little Pill book. Grace had been distracted by the Montreal music scene and neglected to update Phoebe, leading to the termination via voicemail.

Foreshadowing: Grace had set aside her Alanis Morissette project to write a review for the Montreal Mirror, signaling her wavering commitment to the book.

  • book deal
  • phoebe
  • contract
  • terminated
  • editor
Q3

What is the "cum dumpster" comment about in the movie?

During a loft party poetry reading, Chevy publicly insults Grace by calling her a "cum dumpster" behind her back. Archie later relays this harsh comment to Grace, which exposes Chevy's true attitude toward her and motivates her eventual rejection of him.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Chevy had suggested keeping things strictly professional despite Grace's romantic interest, hinting at his underlying contempt.

  • cum dumpster
  • chevy
  • insult
  • poetry reading
  • humiliat
Q4

Why does Grace go back to Toronto?

Grace returns to Toronto after a series of setbacks: losing her book contract, being publicly humiliated by Chevy's insult, fighting with Madeleine over unpaid rent, and feeling defeated by the toxic dynamics in Montreal. She needs distance to reassess her priorities.

Foreshadowing: The voicemail from Phoebe terminating her contract, combined with Madeleine's angry demand for back rent, represents the moment everything collapses for Grace.

  • toronto
  • return
  • defeated
  • rent
  • montreal
Q5

What happened between Grace and Jeff?

Grace had a complicated past with Jeff, her former editor at Merge Weekly. A flashback reveals they had an affair while he was married, which adds personal bitterness to the $4,000 he still owes her. When Grace returns to Toronto, she confronts him at the Merge office, but he claims the invoice was already processed.

Foreshadowing: Grace emails Jeff about the debt early in the movie, establishing the unresolved financial and personal tension between them.

  • jeff
  • affair
  • money
  • merge weekly
  • editor
Q6

Why does Grace tell Chevy to "fuck off"?

Grace rejects Chevy at the EP launch because she finally recognizes how badly he treated her, including his public insult and his dismissive attitude toward her. After paying back Madeleine and gaining perspective, she asserts her boundary by telling him to leave her alone.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Chevy had stopped mid-sex with Grace, unable to perform, and suggested keeping things professional, signaling his emotional unavailability and disrespect.

  • cheva
  • reject
  • fuck off
  • ep launch
  • bone patrol
Q7

Does Grace finish her Alanis Morissette book?

Grace's book deal is terminated, so she never completes the Jagged Little Pill book. However, at the EP launch, she delivers a raw reading about her experiences as a female music critic, reframing her voice into new creative work rather than the original book project.

Foreshadowing: Grace puts the Alanis project aside to focus on Bone Patrol, foreshadowing that the original book will never come to fruition.

  • book
  • alanis
  • morissette
  • unfinished
  • writing
Q8

Why does Grace owe Madeleine rent money?

Grace owes Madeleine two months' rent because she spent her $500 advance on living expenses and was too proud to ask for help. After losing her book contract, Madeleine confronts her selfishness and demands payment, leading to their falling out.

Foreshadowing: Grace accepts the modest $500 advance cautiously at the beginning, setting up her financial fragility throughout the film.

  • rent
  • madeleine
  • money
  • owes
  • roommate
Q9

Do Grace and Archie end up together?

Grace and Archie share a kiss on Grace's final day in Montreal while driving around in the Bone Patrol van. The ending leaves their potential romance open but grounded in the honest momentum they've built through their messy summer together.

Foreshadowing: Archie confesses his feelings for Grace earlier, and they share a charged moment of possibility before she leaves.

  • archie
  • kiss
  • ending
  • together
  • bone patrol van
Q10

What is the Kicks shoe store in the movie?

Kicks is a shoe store in Montreal's Mile End neighborhood where Chevy works his day job. Grace stops there and learns about Bone Patrol's upcoming EP, leading her to offer to be the band's publicist.

Foreshadowing: The Kicks scene establishes Chevy's working-class reality contrasting with his rockstar image, a tension that persists throughout.

  • kicks
  • shoe store
  • chevy
  • mile end
  • montreal

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