Son of Rambow (2007)

This movie is super great. It's about a little boy, Will, in England who is trapped by his mother's wacko religion. He can't be friends with kids outside the religion ("The Brethren") and his life isn't so much filled with fun. He pretty much lives in his own world which he populates with drawings--he's filled his Bible with all sorts of colorful drawings including some flip-book animation. Anyway, Will can't watch TV so he's sent into the hallway at school while his classmates watch a video and there he meets Lee Carter (which is what Will calls him the whole movie). Lee Carter is a little demon. He's constantly getting in trouble, getting thrown out of school, lying, stealing, etc. He cons Will into doing all the stunts for a film he wants to enter into a young filmmakers contest. Will, having never seen a movie, is awestruck when he accidentally sees Rambo for the first time. His life is suddenly fun and he and Lee Carter begin making "The Son of Rambow" based on drawings by Will. Meanwhile, their school is populated by visiting French students and Will's home life grows more unstable as he lies to his mother more and more. What follows is a great movie about friendship and imagination that manages to be hilarious without being trite or childish.