Sketch

2025 1h 33m EN

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7.0

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95%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.2

IMDB

★7.0TMDB · 143🍅95%Rotten Tomatoes●78Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 3,922

AdventureFantasyComedyFamily

Synopsis

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When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to unleash.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Where to watch · US

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Cast

Tony Hale
Taylor Wyatt
D'Arcy Carden
Liz Wyatt
Bianca Belle
Amber Wyatt
Kue Lawrence
Jack Wyatt
Kalon Cox
Bowman Lynch
Jaxen Kenner
Demarcus
Genesis Rose Brown
Carson
Randa Newman
Miss Thompson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seth Worley
Writers: Seth Worley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 7

MONEY

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Shot for just $4.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Seth Worley, shot by Megan Stacey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cody Fry. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Seth Worley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Tony Hale and D'Arcy Carden and Bianca Belle carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt26238710 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Seth Worley directs. Megan Stacey behind the camera. Cody Fry scores. Seth Worley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released last year.
3Directed by Seth Worley, shot by Megan Stacey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Cody Fry. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Seth Worley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tony Hale and D'Arcy Carden and Bianca Belle carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt26238710 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Megan Stacey
Original score: Cody Fry
Editing: Seth Worley
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,800,000
Box office: $10,758,888
Return: 224% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Sketch (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes: 95% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 78/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 3,922 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-10-16
★ 7/10
This starts off with the typical family formula where dad (Tony Hale) is trying to raise his two young children “Amber” (Bianca Belle) and brother “Jack” (Kue Lawrence) following the death of their mother. He’s engaged the help of his sister “Liz” (D’Arcy Carden) to sell their home and so tensions are bubbling under when “Amber” is found to have drawn something a little on the scary side at school. Fortunately, her teacher reckons it is way better to sketch these things than actually implement her imagination and so gives her a notebook in which she secretly characterises much of her feelings about her family, her schoolmates and, of course, her grief. Meantime, “Jack” has discovered that a nearby pond seems to have some magic properties that initially he hopes will help him repair their special pizza plate, and then - well what else could it resuscitate? That’s when his sister intervenes - but her book falls into the water and that miraculously animates some of her vividly drawn imaginary creatures that now proceed to terrorise the town, the siblings and the annoying “Bowman” (Karon Cox) who all have to get their thinking caps on if they are to thwart these multi-coloured and limbed beasties that are proliferating freely and perilously. The adults here do fine, but essentially this is really a film from the three youngsters as they use their magical foes to manifest and then face down their own emotional baggage, relationship issues and demons. There’s a little sibling rivalry from time to time too, but once the battle lines are drawn it’s more about working together whilst they combat their sometimes quite menacing nemeses. There is a fairly clearly presented underlying message about how we deal with sorrow and of the dangers of leaving these feelings unaddressed, all whilst the animation mixes well with the live action and there’s plenty of mischief along the way, too. It’s good to see a film that has something to say, and this one is innovative in the way it does that. Worth a watch.

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