[1] The film stars Noah Reid as Stock Burton, a young man who has spent two years acting as if he were already elderly, living with his grandfather Harold (Danny Wells) in a retirement home, to escape the disapproval of the community after having been unwittingly responsible for an accident that disrupted his high school graduating prom.

[2] Old Stock had a three-week shoot[3] with several scenes filmed November 2011 in Orangeville at a real retirement home, the Lord Dufferin Centre.

[1] Geoff Pevere of The Globe and Mail rated the film 2.5 stars, writing that "populated with winningly eccentric personalities (the odd-couple pairing of Reid and Leishman is especially appealing, in a mutually maladroit kind of way), chuckle-tickling one-liners and a universal conviction in the abiding but redeemable silliness of the human condition, Old Stock is an amiably warm celebration.

"[6] Linda Barnard of the Toronto Star was more negative, writing that the film's blending of comedic and dramatic tones didn't mesh, and concluding that "with a nod to John Hughes, director James Genn makes the best of what is clearly a limited budget.

"[2] For Exclaim!, Scott Gray rated the film six out of ten, writing that "having something real to say about the uselessness of dwelling in the past or allowing oneself to become paralyzed by guilt over a random act of life is only enhanced by consistent, often subtle performances and Genn's use of forced-perspective to reinforce the supporting theme of encroaching modernity.