Life, Animated (2016): cast, story & where to watch
2016 · Film · ★ 7.5
Released in 2016, Life, Animated is a documentary film directed by Roger Ross Williams, running about 91 minutes. “When he fell into silence, movies gave him back his voice” — that tagline sets the tone.
What it’s about. At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost four years passed and the only stimuli that engaged Owen were Disney films. Then one day, his father donned a puppet—Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin—and asked “what’s it like to be you?” And poof! Owen replied, with dialogue from the movie. Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world.
Who’s in it. Life, Animated stars Owen Suskind as Himself, Ron Suskind as Himself, Jonathan Freeman as Himself and Gilbert Gottfried as Himself.
How it landed. With an audience score of 7.5/10, Life, Animated has been warmly received by audiences.
Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Life, Animated page.
If you liked it. Fans of Life, Animated tend to enjoy One Direction: This Is Us, Burn the Stage: The Movie, BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition and Senna.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Life, Animated (2016)?
- In US, Life, Animated is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is Life, Animated worth watching?
- Life, Animated holds an audience score of 7.5 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy documentary. Most viewers rate it highly.
- Who stars in Life, Animated?
- Life, Animated stars Owen Suskind, Ron Suskind, Jonathan Freeman and Gilbert Gottfried.
- When was Life, Animated released?
- Life, Animated was released in 2016, with a runtime of about 91 minutes.