I have and older macbook pro thats a 10.6.8, how do i get Imovie on my laptop?

I've been trying to get Imovie on my laptop for a day now. I was going to download the app but i saw that your computer has to have a OS X 10.7.4 or later operating system. is there a later version or anything that i can install? please help!!!

Try https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3886572?start=0&tstart=0

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