I Am
2010 · Movie · 76 min · ★ 7.3 · 37% critics
After a life-altering accident, a filmmaker turns the camera on himself to ask what’s gone wrong in the world and what individuals can do to help. Through personal reflection and conversations with a wide range of voices, the documentary challenges ideas of excess and competition while exploring cooperation, connectedness, and living with greater purpose.
Also known as I AM - Tom Shadyac · I Am (2011)
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2011-02-11
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Critic score
- 37/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (58 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a motivational, question-driven documentary about purpose, connection, and changing habits, similar in spirit to The Buddha; Not for you if you dislike spiritual talk, broad claims, or message-heavy films.
Pros: inspiring self-reflection; big-picture questions; uplifting message | Cons: idealistic conclusions; padded moments; disputed science claims
Themes
- materialism
- laboratory
- scientifically inaccurate
- cooperation
- human spirit
Cast & crew
- MB
Marc Ian Barasch
as Self
- CB
Coleman Barks
as Self
Noam Chomsky
as Self
- JF
John Francis
as Self
- LM
Lynne McTaggart
as Self
Tom Shadyac
as Self
Desmond Tutu
as Self
Howard Zinn
as Self
Mahatma Gandhi
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Tom Shadyac