A vessel encounters a severe storm, and its captain is rescued by someone unexpected—though his account isn’t easily accepted back in Rockwell! That’s understandable, considering he insists a giant robot with luminous yellow eyes saved him. Hogarth, an eager boy wanting a pet, faces resistance from his mother, Annie, particularly after one of his potential companions nearly destroys the diner where she works and acci…

It’s the nineteen fifties, and a boy named Hogarth Hughes encounters an unexpected visitor—a massive iron man—from another world. This is a charming animated version of Ted Hughes' popular 1968 book "The Iron Man." Coming at a time when Cold War anxieties and science fiction were widespread, the film explores these ideas while also teaching about friendship, animosity, mortality, and the importance of peace. With …