Finch — Official Trailer

Finch (2021) is a science fiction drama directed by Miguel Sapochnik, starring Tom Hanks as the titular character, Finch Weinberg. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where a solar flare has devastated the Earth, the film explores themes of survival, humanity, and the connection between man and machine. With a stark and desolate backdrop, Finch offers a heartfelt exploration of relationships, even when faced with extreme isolation and the end of humanity as we know it.

At the heart of the film is Finch, a brilliant but lonely engineer, one of the last survivors of a world ravaged by environmental catastrophe. The film opens with Finch, a man now in his late years, navigating through an Earth where most of life has been wiped out by the environmental fallout caused by the solar flare. The atmosphere is thick with the struggle for survival as the sun has rendered the planet inhospitable, turning most areas into scorched deserts with dangerously high radiation levels. Throughout the film, Finch’s determination to survive becomes a central narrative, along with his drive to protect his beloved dog, Goodyear, in a world where few others remain.

What sets Finch apart from other post-apocalyptic films is its focus on the emotional and philosophical journey rather than typical action sequences. The film examines themes of legacy and the human desire to leave something meaningful behind, especially when faced with the prospect of dying in a desolate, dying world. Finch, whose life has been spent creating technology, channels his final efforts into constructing a robot, named Jeff (voiced by Caleb Landry Jones). The robot, built for the sole purpose of caring for Goodyear after Finch’s death, becomes a symbol of hope and a bridge to the future. What begins as an unemotional, programmed machine gradually evolves into a character capable of understanding human emotions, which is one of the most poignant aspects of the film.