New Tom Hanks Sci-Fi Movie 'Finch' Premieres on Apple TV+

[MacRumors]

Original sci-fi movie "Finch" starring Tom Hanks premiered on Apple TV+ today. The film revolves around a man, a robot (played by "Get Out" actor Caleb Landry Jones), and a dog, who form an unlikely family in the midst of apocalyptic changes on Earth caused by a devastating solar flare.

The new film, which is likely to be an award contender, is described by Apple as follows:

In "Finch," a man, a robot and a dog form an unlikely family in a powerful and moving adventure of one man's quest to ensure that his beloved canine companion will be cared for after he's gone. Hanks stars as Finch, a robotics engineer and one of the few survivors of a cataclysmic solar event that has left the world a wasteland. But Finch, who has been living in an underground bunker for a decade, has built a world of his own that he shares with his dog, Goodyear. He creates a robot, played by Jones, to watch over Goodyear when he no longer can. As the trio embarks on a perilous journey into a desolate American West, Finch strives to show his creation, who names himself Jeff, the joy and wonder of what it means to be alive. Their road trip is paved with both challenges and humor, as it's as difficult for Finch to goad Jeff and Goodyear to get along as it is for him to manage the dangers of the new world.

The film is directed by Miguel Sapochnik, who was responsible for what some consider to be the most ambitious episodes of acclaimed fantasy TV series "Game of Thrones."

Apple won the rights to "Finch" earlier this year after bids from multiple streaming networks. It's the second film starring Hanks to debut on ‌Apple TV+‌, following last year's war film "Greyhound."

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[psxp]

saw the trailer yesterday, looks interesting. I wonder if the robot is named “Wilson”?

 

[TinyMito]

I saw it become available this morning 12am est. lol I'll definitely watch it today.

 

[dohspc]

Modt of his movies are on sale on iTunes as well.

 

[Trusteft]

I can't wait to buy this on blu-ray.

 

[orbital~debris]

Looking forward to watching this on the new large OLED over the weekend!

 

[brotherjoe]

The movie is abit boring. It is like "i'm legand without the action pack."

 

[ThunderSkunk]

Family of dog + robot, wandering aimlessly, no money, no access to healthcare, up to his eyeballs in old junk…
They made a movie about my future!

 

[ummario]

I can't wait to buy this on blu-ray.

Can I just ask why you want to buy it in Blu-Ray instead of watching it on Apple TV+? I mean if you have an Apple TV 4k this can stream in Dolby Vision.

 

[calstanford]

That script is enough to film a movie these days?

 

[WWPD]

Spoiler Alert: Goodyear contracts an alien virus and turns into a super mutant predator dog and it's up to Tom Hanks to evade and find out how to defeat it.

 

[NightFox]

Can I just ask why you want to buy it in Blu-Ray instead of watching it on Apple TV+? I mean if you have an Apple TV 4k this can stream in Dolby Vision.

Much higher bitrates with Blu-ray so less compression - even with good streaming codecs you're still getting better picture and sound quality with Blu-ray, all other things being equal. Of course, whether you've got the equipment (both AV and biological) to see and hear the difference is another issue.

 

[Martyimac]

That script is enough to film a movie these days?

Watched it last night. It's a different kind of movie in that there isn't any sex, very little violence, etc, etc. But it is a feel good story and I for one thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

[Martyimac]

Spoiler Alert: Good Year contracts an alien virus and turns into a super mutant predator dog and it's up to Tom Hanks to evade and find out how to defeat it.

Not.

 

[Trusteft]

Can I just ask why you want to buy it in Blu-Ray instead of watching it on Apple TV+? I mean if you have an Apple TV 4k this can stream in Dolby Vision.

Other than what the user NightFox said, there are a couple more reasons.
I don't want my movie, tv series, gaming, music, entertainment be hostage to either my internet connection, the internet in general, servers being online when I want to entertain myself, licenses. Also I want to own a copy and not just the rights to a stream or DRMed download. If I own a physical copy, or DRM-FREE download, good luck having these companies taking away that (the movie, etc) from me.

EDIT: To clarify, I don't pay for any streaming nor will I ever pay for any streaming.
EDIT2: Out of curiosity, the people who "dislike" my post, what exactly are you disliking? What I like because it doesn't affect you at all? Very clever.

 

[gammamonk]

I watched last night. I made it through, but boy did it get slow half way. I was hoping to hit the level of Greyhound (Tom Hanks' other Apple TV movie) but nah.

 

[MVMNT]

PLoT tWi5T: The robot isn't CGI, it's Boston Dynamics testing in the wild.

 

[groove-agent]

Finally, after being perpetually given free Apple TV+ subs, there's something on that I actually would like to watch - now that my subs have run out.

 

[TechRunner]

Sounds like a good movie to watch while wolfing down a pizza and chips. Putting it on tonight's viewing schedule.

 

[now i see it]

He’s done way too many movies. They all end up being another Tom hanks movie.

 

[gammamonk]

Finally, after being perpetually given free Apple TV+ subs, there's something on that I actually would like to watch - now that my subs have run out.

I know right? I started watching Foundation after barely using TV+ for my free year, and just missed by cancel-by date. Oh well.

 

[stocklen]

Dont get me wrong... but why is all AppleTV+ content so virtue signalling (I hate that phrase).. what I mean is theres no fun stuff, no fun Sci Fi, its all so high-brow.

 

[standing]

I’ll take it. It’s SciFy ??‍♂️

 

[TroyBoy30]

so wilson is now a robot

 

[Darth Tulhu]

Tom Hanks, like Tom Cruise, never lets me down.

Just watched Greyhound last night and it was a tense, nuanced, solid WWII film.

I'll check this out today.