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Summary
His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who changes his life.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 58
Letterboxd · 443 ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.7
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most action movies, −15 min on the typical 108
typical 10893Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
Released
2005
May 1, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 25
Ving RhamesAnimal
Terrence HowardDarius Allen
Jim BrownBerwell
Chazz PalminteriKassada
Beverly ToddLatreese
Taraji P. HensonRamona
Junior ÁlvarezKevin Belzer- RARafa AlvarezPaul Wilson
- BCBlack ChildSpyda
Carlos Esteban FonsecaBig Dre
César FarraitRoach
Faizon LoveDouble T- HHHunter HowardYoung Darius
Charlie MassóNew Fish
Paula Jai ParkerReecy
Wes StudiCreeper
Modesto LacenDinky
Norman SantiagoLittle Bill- RSRamon SaldañaTrustee
Joaquín JarquePolice Leader- JGJohn GarcíaBad Guy
- ECEugene CottoAssassin - Berwell
- EMEdwin MercadoAssassin
- ADAlfred D. Herger Jr.CO #1
Directing · 1
- David J. Burke Director
Writing · 1
- David C. Johnson Author
Production · 4
- Ving Rhames Executive Producer
- Andrew Reimer Executive Producer
- Kip Konwiser Producer
- Carla Exito Casting
Camera · 1
- PJ López Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Erik C. Andersen Editor
Sound · 1
- Chris Thomas King Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Bonita Huffman Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Diana Noris Costume Design
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GoodWatch score 46Film 2
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