F.R.E.D.I.

F.R.E.D.I. (2018) is a family sci-fi adventure you can watch online on iFILM. An advanced robot escapes from a secret research facility — stolen by the lead scientist who built it — and ends up in the hands of fifteen-year-old James. The people who want it back aren't all operating in good faith. The cast includes Candace Cameron Bure, Angus Macfadyen, and Kelly Hu.

James and F.R.E.D.I. fall into a predictable rhythm: the robot processes human adolescence one lesson at a time, James figures out a few things about himself in return. Director Sean Olson keeps the film squarely in family-adventure territory — the arc is clear from the start, but the friendship between a confused teenager and a machine that takes everything literally has a genuine warmth to it. Stream F.R.E.D.I. (2018) online on iFILM.