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Longtime friends and party lovers Laura and Tyler navigate life and love in Dublin, Ireland but find themselves drifting apart when Laura becomes engaged.
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Elevated by the chemistry and bold performances of its leads, Animals takes a refreshingly frank and impressively ambitious look at female relationships.

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Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald It's a tribute to [director] Sophie Hyde's work that these two gals, with tinkling white wine glasses and cackling laughter, become fully engaging women on screen. Rated: 4/5 Sep 10, 2019 Full Review Clarisse Loughrey Independent (UK) Animals treats its subjects with patience and generosity. Rated: 4/5 Aug 4, 2019 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times [A] preposterous version of the Irish capital wherein folk who can't hold down barista jobs live in vast Georgian houses, or perform sean-nós in salons surrounded by objects d'art. Rated: 3/5 Aug 2, 2019 Full Review Brittany Patrice Witherspoon Pop Culture Reviews With a standout performance from lead actress Holliday Grainger, the film succeeds best when it dissects female friendship while exploring individuality in relationships. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 14, 2024 Full Review Yasmin Omar Harper's Bazaar Animals ultimately celebrates the messiness of balancing relationships in your thirties. Rated: 4/5 Jun 25, 2021 Full Review Bianca Garner In Their Own League Animals proves that women know how to party hard like men and there's some real "I shouldn't be laughing at this but I can't help it" moments. Feb 3, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Andrei D Needs more Alia weirdness Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/14/23 Full Review isla s I can't say I particularly enjoyed this film overall. Its mainly a social commentary piece about a couple of girls in their 20s somewhat coming of age but I didn't find the female characters entirely likeable. I admit I'm not much of a party girl myself but it didn't strike me as entirely memorable...I guess I felt a bit sorry that they were clearly drifting apart and I appreciated the somewhat feministic undertones/dialogue at times, plus were a few scenes which were kind of funny, mainly in a cringey way, when the female characters find themselves in awkward situations but overall I wouldn't recommend the film as such, no. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Tiresomely tedious. I fail to see why it gets rave reviews. There are frequent comparisons with I Tonya, not a great movie itself but interestingly watchable. I found this completely devoid of interest and after 50 mins or so found myself not actually watching any more so turned off the TV. Unlikeable self-obsessed characters with nothing interesting to say about life, and I doubt the 'real people' were who they purport to be either. Utterly, utterly pointless, as a movie or as real life. Get a life, indeed. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Honest question.... why does every movie about feminism I watch involve the feminist being an overall trash human being ? Is that just like what the movement is about ? Treating all men crappy . How can you sympathize with a character just outta the blue cheating on her very nice fiancé for no apparent reason at all 2.3. Movie wasn’t terrible, I just thought if the characters were actual people the would be of low moral standards. I’m starting to think Alia may be like that in real life though because how many times can you play similar characters before you start to think eh maybe they just aren’t good humans Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/20 Full Review Audience Member I love the two woman who are the leads grappling through the end of their twenties into their thirties as their relationship slowly moves apart. Tyler holding firm onto what they have while Laura jumps into a different, more conventional world, Tyler on one end of the rope and Jim at the other. Her ambivalence tangible but she reconciles that this new engaged life will bring her clarity as an author, her struggle so fascinating to watch. Tyler hanging on to her coat tails for dear life also equally brilliant to watch. Half of me is rooting for Laura to make it with Jim and the other half thinking work it out for yourself and move wherever you're going to go organically not because outside influences dictate where you should be. The two women are fabulous so kudos to Holliday and Alia for creating magic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review toby h ‪Animals is an ode to friendship and the test of time it faces. A rom-com with a difference, these characters are beautifully portrayed. Honest and brutally relatable. Don't grow up before watching these animals.‬ Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Longtime friends and party lovers Laura and Tyler navigate life and love in Dublin, Ireland but find themselves drifting apart when Laura becomes engaged.
Director
Sophie Hyde
Producer
Sarah Brocklehurst
Screenwriter
Emma Jane Unsworth
Production Co
Closer Productions, Kreo Films FZ, Head Gear Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 28, 2020
Runtime
1h 49m