John Krasinski’s animated fantasy comedy film IF, starring The Adam Project's (2022) Ryan Reynolds was released by Paramount Pictures on May 17, 2024, in the United States. Against a budget of $110 million, the film has collected a total of $174.2 million to date as per IMDb. This animated movie also has a decent rating of 6.7/10 on IMDb and a 49% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes.As the movie nears its theatrical run, it will be available to buy or rent on Prime Video for people in the US. It will also be available on multiple digital platforms. The story of the film IF revolves around a girl who can see everybody’s imaginary friends. After she discovers this ability, she goes on a magical journey to reunite the lost friends with the real ones.The film has a stellar cast of Ryan Reynolds, Emily Blunt, Blake Lively and Bradley Cooper among many others.How to watch IF at home? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe movie is now available for pre-order on Prime Video and iTunes. Interested viewers in the US can also buy or rent this film on Prime Video, iTunes or other digital services like YouTube. It can also be rented, bought or streamed via subscription on Spectrum on Demand and Microsoft Store.Paramount had not revealed a digital release for the same, and there's no news of this film coming to Netflix anytime soon.Everything you need to know about the film IF View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe story of this film is short, simple and amusing. A young girl, who goes through a hard time, soon starts seeing everyone's best friend, known as the Fs..She along with her neighbor tries to reunite the imaginary friends and goes on a magical journey to reconnect the imaginary friends with their kids ~ the same kids who forgot them as they grew up and replaced them with real-life friends.The movie tells the audience the importance of imaginary friends as kids and how they help in overall development. Imaginary friends can be of any shape, size, color or gender as seen in this film.The official synopsis of the film reads:"From writer and director John Krasinski....is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone's imaginary friends -- and what she does with that superpower -- as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids."The director John Krasinksi, in an interview with Digital Spy, talked about how adults as well as kids will be able to relate to the movie:"Hope, honestly. There's this idea that I think everyone goes through, not kids but adults alike, you're alone when you're having your worst day. So I think what was great about all these....is they were created by kids that needed a friend, and so I think we all need a friend whether we're kids or we're grown-ups."He continued:"The idea of when you're having a bad day, that's okay, just know there's this magical world waiting for you that you can go back to anytime you want."The cast of the film alongside others at the movie's New York premiere (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)The film stars Cailey Fleming as Bea, the main character of this animated movie. The 17-year-old US actress has starred in movies and shows like The Book of Love (2016), Supercon (2018), Desolation (2017) and more.Alongside Cailey, the film stars Ryan Reynolds as Carl. Ryan has starred in major titles like Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), The Proposal (2009) and more. His upcoming film Deadpool and Wolverine directed by Shawn Levy is set to release on July 26, 2024, and is expected to hit the box office like a storm.John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Steve Carell, Alan Kim and Louis Gosett Jr. also join the cast among others to voice specific characters in IF.Do you have imaginary friends? If yes, do drop their names in the comments below.