American Animals fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft.
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about growing up.
Some cringe comedy and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, growing up, and history
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
American Animals is thrilling, tense, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about growing up.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about growing up.
Some cringe comedy and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some cringe comedy and dark humor.
Crime, growing up, and history
Its world is built around crime, growing up, and history.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Nobody wants to be ordinary.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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American Animals is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 68). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and drug use.
1 h 57 min
American Animals runs 1 h 57 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 78 and audiences 76 out of 100, so both groups see American Animals much the same way.
No. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 95% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
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TV Tropes lists 39 storytelling tropes for American Animals, including Painting the Medium, Based on a True Story, I Just Want to Be Special.
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