Characters in Better Than the Movies

Liz Buxbaum

A high-school senior and devoted romantic-comedy fan who plans a movie-perfect prom while still carrying grief for her late mother.

Also in The Party, Wes & Liz’s College Road Trip, Nothing Like the Movies

Wes Bennett

Liz's next-door neighbour and long-running nemesis, who agrees to coach her toward Michael and becomes the romance she did not plan.

Also in The Party, Basketball Night, Better Than the Prom, Wes & Liz’s College Road Trip, Nothing Like the Movies

Michael Young (Better Than the Movies)

Liz's long-standing childhood crush, newly moved back to town, and the boy her scripted prom-night romance is aimed at.

Jocelyn (Better Than the Movies)

Liz's best friend, called Joss, who keeps her grounded when the rom-com plan runs away with her.