Movie

I, Object

2026 · 92 min

A gentle, imaginative comfort watch that treats a child's sorrow with tenderness, mixing live action and animation into a soft, healing fable.

Tagline: Friendship comes in all shapes and sizes.
Overview: 10-year-old Tom, grieving the loss of his father and unable to relate to the people in his life, takes refuge in the everyday objects around him. Pop can lids, suitcases and untold numbers of everyday objects reveal their true faces and speak to him, helping him on his healing journey.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, whimsical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, identity, isolation
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
identity
isolation
healing
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none