The story follows , a young boy growing up in post-World War II America who becomes obsessed with cinema after seeing his first movie, The Greatest Show on Earth . Plot Overview
(Seth Rogen): Burt's best friend and a constant presence in the family's life. The story follows , a young boy growing
(Michelle Williams): Sammy's artistic, free-spirited mother. (Paul Dano): Sammy's practical, scientist father who views
(Paul Dano): Sammy's practical, scientist father who views filmmaking as a mere hobby. He recreates train crashes, directs his sisters in
: The film explores the conflict between Sammy’s artistic drive and his personal life as he deals with his parents' fracturing marriage, antisemitic bullying at school, and first love.
: Encouraged by his artistic mother, Mitzi, Sammy begins making his own home movies using his father's 8mm camera. He recreates train crashes, directs his sisters in "monster" movies, and eventually makes more ambitious films for his Boy Scout troop.
The information you provided refers to a digital copy of , a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama directed by Steven Spielberg.