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Animals

Summary Would-be writer Laura (Holliday Grainger) and her free-spirited bestie Tyler (Alia Shawkat) share a messy Dublin apartment and a hearty appetite for booze, Molly, and one-night stands. Yet when Laura falls for Jim (Fra Fee), a charming but straitlaced classical pianist, Tyler worries that the party may soon be over. [Sundance]

Directed By: Sophie Hyde

Written By: Emma Jane Unsworth, Angeli Macfarlane

  • Freestyle Digital Media
  • 1 h 49 m
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  • 1 h 49 m

Animals

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
65
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Summary Would-be writer Laura (Holliday Grainger) and her free-spirited bestie Tyler (Alia Shawkat) share a messy Dublin apartment and a hearty appetite for booze, Molly, and one-night stands. Yet when Laura falls for Jim (Fra Fee), a charming but straitlaced classical pianist, Tyler worries that the party may soon be over. [Sundance]

Directed By: Sophie Hyde

Written By: Emma Jane Unsworth, Angeli Macfarlane

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
65
57% Positive
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
65
57% Positive
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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80
Jul 29, 2019
Grainger is a revelation and Shawkat a rebel in this delightfully defiant celebration of women’s imperfections. 
Stick with them through the chaos and you’ll be rewarded with an utterly electric tale of female friendship.
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80
Jan 30, 2019
Its wild nature won’t be to everyone’s taste, but that’s sort of the point. It’s not a film that cares if you find these women charming or likable – it just cares that you believe them.
By Benjamin Lee FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 30, 2019
Grainger and Shawkat are wonderful together, conveying the depth of a 10-year relationship with affection and honesty.
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 30, 2019
It’s the performances that punch through the illusion, as Grainger and Shawkat’s dynamic turns on a dime from raucous, debauched complicity to savage mutual confrontation — the kind of close, cold truth-telling that, where best friends are involved, results more often than not in hurtful lies being told.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 1, 2019
Some of the wisecracking dialogue falls a bit flat and the narrative line is occasionally uncertain, but Grainger creates a watchable quarterlife crisis.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 30, 2019
Animals is a smoothly-made, beguiling tale of female friendship, which, like its protagonist Laura (Holliday Grainger), sometimes feels a little lost, in need of a home.
By Fionnuala Halligan FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 30, 2019
The book Animals is based on, a well-reviewed literary work originally set in Manchester, has been adapted by the novelist herself, Emma Jane Unsworth. So why does the end result feel so inert and contrived, even if it's exceedingly pretty to look at?
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sarah Brocklehurst Productions, Closer Productions, Head Gear Films, Kreo Films FZ, Metrol Technology, Vico Films
Duration 1 h 49 m
Genres
Tagline After a decade of partying, Laura and Tyler's friendship is strained when Laura falls in love. But what is really stopping her from fulfilling her dreams?
Website https://www.bonsaifilms.com.au/Animals
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Awards

British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Munich Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Screen Producers Australia Awards
• 1 Nomination

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