Sketch

Sketch

Year: 2025

Runtime: 1 h 32 m

Language: english

Director: Seth Worley

Echo Score: 83

Budget: $480M

AdventureComedyFantasy

A young girl's sketchbook tumbles into a mysterious pond, unleashing her drawings into the world. These creations are unpredictable, chaotic, and increasingly dangerous as they begin to affect reality. With the town descending into turmoil, she and her brother must find a way to contain the creatures before they cause irreversible damage. Meanwhile, their father desperately searches for them, navigating a town in crisis and facing the fallout of his daughter’s creations to bring his family back together.

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1

Jack discovers the pond's power

Jack trips in the woods outside the family home, breaks his phone and injures his hand. He drops the phone into the pond but later retrieves it to find the device repaired and the scratches vanished. Curious, he tests the pond's power with more items, hinting at a dangerous, untamed magic.

Woods near the family home
2

Amber's monsters come alive

The next day, yellow spots resembling bird droppings appear on the windows, signaling that Amber's monsters have become real because of their drawings touching the pond. The creatures begin haunting the town, displaying powers that mirror Amber's sketches, including the eyeders that steal belongings. Jack realizes the danger, but Taylor dismisses his warnings.

Town
3

Monster steals from an office shop

One of Amber's self-modelled monsters breaks into an office supplies shop to steal markers and sketchbooks, bringing the threat into the everyday world. The theft confirms that Amber's drawings can influence real creatures through the pond. The situation heightens the sense that art has become a dangerous force.

Office supplies shop
4

School bus hostage incident

During the ride to school, a monster lands on the school bus and takes the children hostage. Amber tries to lull it with soothing jazz on an iPod, but the next track—the track is violent metal—wakes the creature and it chases the kids. The incident demonstrates the monsters' reach and the immediate danger to the town.

School bus
5

Three allies regroup in the woods

The siblings reunite with Bowman in the woods, where Amber and Jack explain that they must use the pond to animate weapons and allied creatures to defeat the monsters. The plan marks a dark pivot from observation to proactive resistance. Together they prepare for a coordinated counterattack.

Woods
6

Home under siege by eyeders

They return to their home, now heavily damaged and looted by eyeders that have invaded the house. The trio starts sketching again, hoping to turn the pond's power against the monsters with renewed purpose. The event deepens the family’s fear but also their resolve to fight back.

Family home
7

Preparation at the pond

In the ruined home, the trio sketches and gathers materials to awaken weapons and allies from the pond. Jack secretly brings along his mother's ashes, hoping to revive her as part of their strategy. The pond becomes the battlefield's focal point, a source of power they believe they can control.

Pond area
8

Amber's self-modelled monster intensifies

At the pond, Amber's self-modelled monster begins sketching and animating more creatures from the stolen office supplies. Bowman tries to stop it but is overwhelmed, and the siblings manage to summon the animated weapons to defend themselves. The confrontation shows that Amber's drawings can bring devastating, real threats to life.

Pond area
9

Heroes defend the town

The animated weapons and allies join the defense, battling the remaining monsters across town. The fight is intense and chaotic, but the coordinated forces gradually push the monsters back. The siblings are joined by their father and Liz as they fight to protect their neighborhood.

Town
10

Ashes dilemma and family unity

After the battle, Taylor urges Jack not to throw the mother's ashes into the pond, but Jack reveals that the ashes were lost due to a hole in the wooden urn. The moment underscores the cost and unintended consequences of their actions. The family tries to come to terms with their loss while rebuilding.

Family home
11

Return to ordinary life

With the immediate danger over, the family returns to their ordinary lives and attempts to rebuild. The pond's power remains a mystery, quietly shaping future decisions about art and danger. The ending hints at an uneasy balance between creativity and consequence.

Family home

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 14:15

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