‘IF’ review: With imaginary friends like these, you don’t need enemies By Johnny Oleksinski Published May 17, 2024, 8:14 p.m. ET ...

This post was updated May 21 at 8:02 p.m. “IF” had the concept, star power and budget to be this summer’s iconic family blockbuster – if it had only met its full potential.

For a visual-effects-heavy kids' movie, "IF" feels remarkably low stakes, as Bea helps find new homes for the imaginary friends and impels adults to reconnect with their inner child.

Imagine that imaginary friends were real. Now imagine that IF director John Krasinski and star Ryan Reynolds convinced A-list pals to voice them.

His two daughters' imaginary friends, pink alligator Ally and a flaming Marshmallow, come alive in the movie Eric Andersson joined PEOPLE as a senior writer in 2022. His work has appeared in TV ...

Imaginary friends have long fueled the horror genre, where unseen beings possess bodies and minds to all kinds of evil ends, a manifestation of and metaphor for mental illness.

‘IF’ Really Is an Imaginary Friend: The Original Film That Wants to Be a Summer Blockbuster In many ways, Paramount Pictures' "IF" is a throwback to 1982 hit "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial." ...