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A young girl discovers an ability and begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.

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00:00 What are you anyway?

00:02 An "if."

00:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:05 I had the idea for this movie about seven years ago.

00:08 I wanted to do a movie about imaginary friends called "If."

00:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:13 Imaginary friend?

00:15 Got it.

00:16 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:19 This is a movie that John and I have been

00:20 talking about for years now, something

00:22 that feels a bit like a live action Pixar film.

00:25 And action.

00:26 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:27 The movie is about a little girl named Bea,

00:30 going through an experience in her life that is troubling.

00:32 And as a coping mechanism, she starts

00:35 to see every single person's imaginary friend.

00:38 Hi.

00:39 All the ones that have been left behind by the kids who

00:41 have created them and grown up.

00:43 And what does she do with that superpower?

00:46 You could save all of us.

00:49 The man upstairs is a de facto accomplice for Bea.

00:53 And they strike up a pretty unexpected friendship.

00:56 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:59 Keith!

01:01 What kind of a kid creates an invisible "If?"

01:04 In the middle of it is an active imagination.

01:09 And John Krasinski, who not only wrote the film,

01:12 directs the film, but he also absolutely

01:14 enacts these creatures for us all the time.

01:16 Eddie!

01:17 [SCREAMS]

01:18 [MUSIC PLAYING]

01:21 The cast is insane.

01:23 I know for a fact I will never get a better cast than this.

01:26 And playing imaginary friends, we

01:28 have Steve Carell, Matt Damon, Jon Stewart, Phoebe Waller

01:32 Bridge, Emily Blunt, Maya Rudolph, Sam Rockwell,

01:36 Louis Gossett Jr., Sebastian Maniscalco, Chris Maloney,

01:40 Richard Jenkins, and Awkwafina.

01:44 Put some pants on.

01:44 You're freaking everyone out.

01:47 Imaginary friends are not just these adorable creatures.

01:51 They are actually time capsules for our hopes,

01:53 dreams, ambitions.

01:55 It's fun.

01:56 It's heartwarming.

01:58 It's a big family movie with a little bit of everything.

02:02 It's about that friend that's there for them

02:05 unconditionally and always.

02:08 I wanted people to leave this movie believing

02:11 in something bigger and believing

02:12 in something beautiful.

02:14 We'll actually get you through another day,

02:15 because it's very real and it's very possible.

02:19 Get it?

02:20 Imaginary friend?

02:21 That's enough.

02:23 Sorry.

02:25 Sorry.

02:26 So exciting!

02:28 Okay, we're done.

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