F.R.E.D.I. is a 2018 family[2] film directed by Sean Olson.
Premise
Dr. Palmer (Kelly Hu) steals a robotics project she was working on called F.R.E.D.I. from the lab. (voiced by Candace Cameron Bure), and is noticed by her opportunistic boss Grant (Angus Macfadyen), who sets his security guards to capture her. While escaping, her car breaks down due to the robot, and the Doctor has to abandon him in the forest, where he is found by a group of teenagers, James (Lucius Hoyos) and Danny (Reid Miller).[2]
On Common Sense Media, Barbara Shulgasser-Parker rated the film 2 out of 5, calling it an "E.T. wannabe.".[1] In his review on Film Threat, Alan Ng rated the film 6,5 out of 10, calling it "a whimsical story".[2]