I Am (2011): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2011, I Am is a documentary film directed by Tom Shadyac, running about 76 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. I Am stars Marc Ian Barasch as Himself, Coleman Barks as Himself, Noam Chomsky as Himself and John Francis as Himself, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, I Am has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch I Am page.

If you liked it. Fans of I Am tend to enjoy One Direction: This Is Us, Burn the Stage: The Movie, BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition and Senna.