Laggies received mostly positive reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 65% based on 117 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Laggies may not do as much with its ideas as it could, but it's buoyed by a winsome performance from Keira Knightley, as well as Lynn Shelton's empathetic direction." On Metacritic, the film has a rating of 63 out of 100 based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."
