This Guardian review covers Nimrods, a comedy road movie inspired by the early, scrappy touring days of Californian pop-punk band Green Day, who feature in and largely soundtrack the film. Described as fun and "puppyish" rather than genuinely punk, it follows three likeable 17-year-old friends whose modest bad behaviour never undermines the film's fundamentally sweet, feel-good tone about chasing dreams and valuing friendship.

The story centres on Tommy, Fred and Chad, played by Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust, a garage band called Analog Dogs who are pranked into believing Green Day want them to open a New Year's Eve show at the Hollywood Palladium. They scramble to travel from Kansas City to Los Angeles, encountering oddball characters, a battle-of-the-bands contest and a potential love interest along the way. The reviewer notes the soundtrack is almost entirely Green Day, the script is simple but well performed, and the supporting cast includes Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee and Jenna Fischer, with the young leads carrying the film's charm.