Ivan is een 27-jarige, vriendelijke zilverrug gorilla die achter een glazen wand in het winkelcentrum woont. Hij is eraan gewend geraakt dat mensen hem continu gadeslaan. Hoe zijn leven voorheen was, in de jungle, weet hij niet meer. In plaats daarvan houdt hij zich bezig met het kijken van televisie, schilderen en zijn vrienden Stella (een olifant) en Bob (een zwerfhond). Wanneer Ruby, een babyolifantje dat onlangs haar moeder in het wild is kwijtgeraakt, bij hen komt wonen, begint Ivan zijn woning en zijn kunst met andere ogen te zien. Ruby bevrijden wordt al snel zijn nieuwe doel in het leven.
Nee, helaas is De Enige Echte Ivan nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Thea Sharrock | Director |
| Writing | Katherine Applegate | Book |
| Visual Effects | Ronan Binding | Animation |
| Sound | Ben Meechan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Writing | Mike White | Screenplay |
| Sound | Craig Armstrong | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Brigham Taylor | Producer |
| Production | Angelina Jolie | Producer |
| Production | Sue Baden-Powell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Allison Shearmur | Producer |
| Production | Thea Sharrock | Executive Producer |
| Art | Molly Hughes | Production Design |
| Production | Randi Hiller | Casting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jill Taylor | Costume Design |
| Editing | Barney Pilling | Editor |
| Camera | Florian Ballhaus | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jules Baker-Smith | Associate Producer |
| Art | Oliver Goodier | Art Direction |
| Sound | James Mather | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Martin Foley | Supervising Art Director |
| Production | Emma Mallett | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Garth Gutteridge | Special Effects Technician |
| Art | Katren Wood | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Crew | Hayley Carmichael | Thanks |
| Visual Effects | Derek Burgess | VFX Editor |
| Visual Effects | Jim Sparrow | Creature Design |
| Production | Oliver Cockerham | Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe Hopker | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Sue Baden-Powell | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | James M. Spencer | Assistant Art Director |
| Directing | Phil Booth | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Hattie Storey | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Indica Watson | Thanks |
| Directing | Tom Browne | Second Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Ben Aghdami | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Rebecca Adams | Post Production Supervisor |
| Art | Alex Baily | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Cassettari | Costume Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Caimin Bourne | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Nick Davis | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Rosie Goodwin | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabor Kerekes | Key Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Santiago Colomo | Animation Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Greg Fisher | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Victor Rivas Alvarez | Digital Compositor |
