Cameron (Jim Gaffigan) is at the sort of standstill that many middle-aged adults face. He lost the rights to the TV show he hosts, and his relationship with his wife is quickly headed downhill. In a desperate attempt to inject some sort of meaning into his life, he rekindles his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. But the focus of this movie is not rocketeer escapades; rather, those are only a backdrop for an exploration of burnout, purpose, disconnectedness, and psychological issues.

With a seething quilt of existentialism and trauma, Linoleum is a movie that sent an emotional asteroid towards me. The film's climax is one of the most surprising and impactful that I've seen in a long time.