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Animal World

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Backed into a corner by mounting debts, a youth agrees to submit himself to a high stakes game of chance in international waters aboard a disused warship.

Critics Reviews

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 06/29/2018
2/5
It's also incredibly uneven, visually overworked and frequently substitutes noisy kinetic action for actual narrative momentum. Go to Full Review
Ian Freer Empire Magazine 06/29/2018
It's overstuffed, disjointed and suffers from storytelling longueurs but there is so much filmmaking invention and spurts of nutty energy it adds up to a thoroughly enjoyable romp. Go to Full Review
Leslie Felperin Guardian 06/29/2018
3/5
What he fails to explain is who director Han Yan and the producers think they were making this movie for, because it's extremely nerdy stuff, however many killer clown fantasy sequences are dropped in. Go to Full Review
Alix Turner Ready Steady Cut 02/02/2021
4/5
Animal World is an exciting and intelligent Chinese adaptation of a Japanese manga from director Yan Han. A bit more style than substance, but I don't care: loved it. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson VCinema 05/02/2019
7/10
As a stand-alone feature, Animal World is over-the-top, dripping with excess, and genuinely rather odd. Go to Full Review
Alex Lines Film Inquiry 11/12/2018
It's not perfect, but big bold swings like this never are - I'd take a messy, but genuinely innovative feature like this any day over the parade of generic blockbusters offered up at most matinees. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Logan D Jul 24 A debt-ridden man plays a dangerous high stakes game of rock, paper, scissors. A very intelligent film about game theory although it possesses more style than substance. The clown scenes are unnecessary but fun. Michael Douglas phones in his part as the mastermind but is rarely onscreen. Perhaps because there was supposed to be a sequel? See more Wolfgang G 12/26/2022 Auch bekannt als Animal World: Mr. Nobody ist ein Action-Adventure-Film, der von Han Yan geschrieben und inszeniert wurde. Der Film hat mich voll überrascht, eine außergewöhnliche Geschichte. Ein Junger Mann, der in Geldsorgen steckt nimmt an einen riskanten Glückspiel teil… . Stein-Schere-Papier als riskantes Pokerspiel verpackt, ein „Casino Royale"… . Die Schauspieler passten perfekt zu ihren Rollen und lieferten ein glaubwürdiges Schauspiel ab. See more @c0urtn3y 04/03/2022 i thought this was fantastic. a lot of the reviews talk ill of all the CGI sequences, but they were honestly my favorite parts; entertaining af. it gets a little dull in the middle where the story is starting to develop, but i still enjoyed it. & the fact that Michael Douglass is the bad guy?! hilarious. 10/10 would recommend. See more 04/05/2021 It is good in the sense that it is original in the concept and some aspects of how it chooses to develop the plot, however... some important aspects of the plot do not go anywhere and almost seem like an excuse for a theme, considering they kinda break with the mood of the film at times, making it seem outrageous and exaggerated. See more 02/28/2021 Basically a cheap ripoff of "Liar Game". It's not new and it's not unique. Unnecessary fantasy CGI bulk, needless matrix-style panning, weird clown fetish, and a flimsy plot with no purpose other than to be extravagant. The Protagonist also has 8th-grade syndrome. Moreover it took about 20 minutes to actually get on the darn boat for the main synopsis. See more 11/09/2020 Its visually entertaining. If u were interested in a movie about a life or death high stakes game of rock paper scissors then this is the movie for you. Anything sword or clown related is tangential and is touched on but underdeveloped and unrelated as to wonder if it would only be fully fleshed out in a planned sequel which is setup at the end. Characters are likeable. Movie is watchable. A couple movies with slightly similar themes that i'd prioritize if u had limited time would be snowpiercer, and the platform (el hoyo). See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Backed into a corner by mounting debts, a youth agrees to submit himself to a high stakes game of chance in international waters aboard a disused warship.
Director
Yan Han
Screenwriter
Yan Han
Production Co
Beijing Ruyi Xinxin Film Investment, Enlight Pictures
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 28, 2018
Runtime
2h 0m