Animals

"Some friendships are wild at heart"

2019 1h 49m EN

😐

5.5

MID

★5.5TMDB · 56

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Longtime friends and party lovers Laura and Tyler navigate life and love in Dublin, Ireland but find themselves drifting apart when Laura becomes engaged.

“Some friendships are wild at heart”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

Amazon Prime VideoSubscription

Amazon Prime Video with AdsSubscription

Amazon VideoRent

Apple TV StoreRent

Google Play MoviesRent

YouTubeRent

Amazon VideoBuy

Apple TV StoreBuy

Google Play MoviesBuy

YouTubeBuy

Cast

Holliday Grainger
Laura
Alia Shawkat
Tyler
Fra Fee
Jim
Dermot Murphy
Marty
Amy Molloy
Jean
Pat Shortt
Bill
Olwen Fouéré
Maureen
Kwaku Fortune
Julian

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sophie Hyde
Writers: Emma Jane Unsworth
Languages: English
Countries: Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 7 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

International production across 3 countries: Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Sophie Hyde, shot by Bryan Mason. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Zoë Barry. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Bryan Mason shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat and Fra Fee carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "Some friendships are wild at heart".

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt4426738 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sophie Hyde directs. Bryan Mason behind the camera. Zoë Barry scores. Bryan Mason cuts. Produced in Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom.
3Directed by Sophie Hyde, shot by Bryan Mason. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Zoë Barry. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bryan Mason shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat and Fra Fee carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Some friendships are wild at heart".
8IMDB entry: tt4426738 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bryan Mason
Original score: Zoë Barry
Editing: Bryan Mason
Production design: Louise Mathews
Costume design: Renate Henschke
Makeup / hair: Tracy Phillpot
Sound: Emma Bortignon
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Animals (2019)

Also by

Sophie Hyde

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

Community reviews

What people are saying

SWITCH.2019-06-07
★ 8/10
‘Animals’ would have been better served had it had the guts to go as dark as the source material, instead of teetering on the edge. Gritty but not too gritty, the film fails to decide which relationship is its focus, yet it still manages to engage you enough not to truely care while voyeuristically observing this modern right of passage of identity, resilience and the hard choices we have to make. - Jess Fenton Read Jess' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-animals-hedonistic-female-friendship-and-the-art-of-growing-up Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.
CinemaSerf2024-05-29
★ 5/10
This starts off quite strongly with the dynamic between "Laura" (Holliday Grainger) and "Tyler" (Alia Shawkat) tight and nippy - if largely hedonistic and alcohol fuelled. Once a love interest develops between the pair though, and the latter's sister "Jean" (Amy Molloy) deliberately gets pregnant, the body clocks start ticking and the pace of the film slows to that of a glacier as the sharpness of the first 20 minutes or so takes to it's heels. What that leaves us with is a sort of dull observational documentary on some thoughtless and selfish Dublin pseudo-intellectuals and by the conclusion I just didn't care.