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Finch is a 2021 British-American post-apocalyptic dystopian science-fiction adventure comedy-drama survival film directed by Miguel Sapochnik from a spec script written by Craig Luck and Ivor Powell. The film stars Tom Hanks and Caleb Landry Jones.

Plot
A robot that lives on a post-apocalyptic earth which was built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, it learns about love, friendship, and the meaning of human life.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It given the nice charm of Tom Hanks' movies and he continues to do better than that.
 * 2) The ending is bittersweet. Finch finally succumbs to his radiation poisoning, but does so having finally made peace. He also finds out that the western United States is still protected by the ozone and finally gets to feel the sun against his face. Jeff is able to get Goodyear to San Francisco and Goodyear has warmed up to him, and because of the ozone existing, it's hinted that others have arrived in the Bay Area and left notes to their loved ones on where to find them.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It doesn't have much originally.

Reception
Finch received decent reviews, with critical acclaim given to Hanks' performance, visuals and overall charm, but criticism for lack of originality and innovation within the post-apocalypse genre. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 73% of 152 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Finch may not be the most memorable post-apocalyptic story, but Tom Hanks proves perfectly charming company even after the collapse of civilization.". Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".