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Drop Dead Fred

April 1991 •English

An unhappy housewife gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred.

The Orphanage

May 2007 •Spanish

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.

Heart and Souls

August 1993 •English

A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.

Harvey

December 1950 •English

The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ensues. Elwood and Harvey become the catalysts for a family mending its wounds and for romance blossoming in unexpected places.

May

April 2003 •English

A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.

Brain in Gear

August 2019 •English

Remi is struggling with her stress levels, not to mention her running feud with the woman across the street and her incontinent dog. Life is made so much harder by her two housemates - projections of her own self-doubt and self-confidence, neither of whom have anything useful to say.

Opal Dream

July 2006 •English

Pobby & Dingan are invisible. They live in an opal town in Australia and are friends with Kellyanne, the 9 year-old daughter of an opal miner. The film tells the story of the bizarre and inexplicable disappearance of Pobby & Dingan, Kellyanne's imaginary friends, and the impact this has on her family and the whole town. The story is told through the eyes of Kellyanne's 11 years old brother Ashmol.

IF

May 2024 •English

After discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends with their kids.

Donnie Darko

January 2001 •English

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Bogus

September 1996 •English

Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.

Paper Man

June 2009 •English

A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his imaginary Superhero friend.

Blossom

September 2022 •English

A young girl grows up in the company of her imaginary friend, a silent and friendly monster. As she matures and experiences all the joy and tragedy that life has to offer, she is forced to confront the truth about her companion.

The Curse of the Cat People

April 1944 •English

Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father's late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.

Blood Alley

October 1955 •English

An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.

Everything in Peter Day's Head

May 2025 •English

An extremely introverted college student is forced out of seclusion by his extroverted imaginary friend, sparking a chain of events and sending him on an adventure to stop an upcoming drug-related disaster, which he tries desperately to get out of.

Luces de Sombras

April 2025 •Spanish

A boy will do everything he can to get into a dance academy and honor his mother's legacy. Meanwhile, he will try to find out the presence of two beings that follow him.

Jojo Rabbit

October 2019 •English

Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, he begins to question his beliefs and confront the conflict between propaganda and his own humanity.

Sundays at Tiffany's

December 2010 •English

Jane, a soon-to-be-married woman, is reunited with her imaginary friend Michael who returns in a human form. Soon, Jane begins doubting her feelings for her fiance as she gets attracted to Michael.

Sorry For Disturbance

September 2008 •Arabic

Hassan, a brilliant aviation engineer struggles with loneliness and depression while trying to design his very exceptional project.

Los Colores Pardos

February 2018 •Spanish