- Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
- Release Date: Aug 13, 2010
- Starring: Guy Pearce, James Frecheville, Joel Edgerton
- Summary: Tells the story of seventeen year-old J (Josh) as he navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.
- Director: David Michôd
- Genre(s): Drama, Crime
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 33
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Mixed: 1 out of 33
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Negative: 0 out of 33
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100It's a remarkable film: A gritty, gut-churning, crime thriller based on a true story. Its greatness lies in its unwavering fidelity to human nature and the unstoppable laws of the wild.
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100It's a distinctive, ominous and hypnotic work of cinema.
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80A dark rites-of-passage story meets lethal Shakespearean drama, with low-key performances that artfully get under the skin.
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50Michôd wants a Greek epic but doesn't have the material. Animal Kingdom is a work of obvious ambition, and seeing a debut filmmaker swing for the fences like this is its own kind of moviehead satisfaction.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 27
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Mixed: 3 out of 27
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Negative: 1 out of 27
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