That's What I Am

That's What I Am (2011) is a coming-of-age drama you can watch online on iFILM — directed by Michael Pavone, 101 minutes, starring Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker and Amy Madigan.

Twelve-year-old Andy Nichol wants nothing more than to pass through junior high without incident. His English teacher Mr. Simon — played by Harris — assigns him to work with a classmate everyone calls Big G: tall, red-haired, easy to mock. Andy doesn't want the assignment. But it changes how he sees things. Meanwhile, a rumor starts circulating about Mr. Simon, the kind that could cost a teacher everything, and Andy has to decide what he's actually made of.

Harris plays the teacher without making him saintly — the character has quiet authority and real limits, which makes the role feel earned rather than inspirational-poster flat. The film works best in the small moments: a classroom conversation that shifts a kid's frame of reference, a hallway choice nobody else notices. Stream That's What I Am online on iFILM.