I Am

I Am

The shift is about to hit the fan.

Directed by Tom Shadyac

Produced by Flying Eye Productions

201076 min7.3 / 10

A personal documentary awakening that blends the filmmaker's recovery journey with an idealistic inquiry into human nature and collective transformation.

I AM is an utterly engaging and entertaining non-fiction film that poses two practical and provocative questions: what’s wrong with our world, and what can we do to make it better? The filmmaker behind the inquiry is Tom Shadyac, one of Hollywood’s leading comedy practitioners and the creative force behind such blockbusters as “Ace Ventura,” “Liar Liar,” “The Nutty Professor,” and “Bruce Almighty.” However, in I AM, Shadyac steps in front of the camera to recount what happened to him after a cycling accident left him incapacitated, possibly for good. Though he ultimately recovered, he emerged with a new sense of purpose, determined to share his own awakening to his prior life of excess and greed, and to investigate how he as an individual, and we as a race, could improve the way we live and walk in the world.

Questions people ask

  • Is I Am violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does I Am end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is I Am scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is I Am easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is I Am sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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78/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise68

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like I Am

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as I Am

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like I Am, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like I Am, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like I Am, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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