My Animal

R

Released Sep 8, 2023

1 hr. 43 min.

Horror

Romance

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61 Reviews

Tomatometer

38%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Audience Score

Heather, an outcast teenage goalie, longs to play on the hockey team of her small northern town. She meets and falls in love with newcomer Jonny, an alluring but tormented figure skater. The girls' relationship blossoms despite Heather's struggles with her alcoholic mother, her hidden sexual orientation, and a familial curse that transforms her into a feral wolf under the full moon. Heather and Jonny's secret tryst soon clashes against the conformity of their small community, exposing dangerous truths and igniting a passionate, violent night of personal transformation.

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Critics Consensus

Jacqueline Castel's feature debut is an arresting queer and lycanthropic coming of age story that longs for more, but delivers just enough panache to satisfy.

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Paloma B

My Animal is queer romantic horror movie that both metaphorically and literally tells the struggles of Queer young people living in conservative small towns through the figure of the werewolf. I found the movie to be quite enjoyable especially as a Lesbian, but it did not show as much shapeshifting as I would like.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/29/23

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Jacqueline Castel

Director

Bobbi Salvör Menuez

Heather

Amandla Stenberg

Jonny

Stephen McHattie

Henry

Heidi von Palleske

Patti

Cory Lipman

Rick

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My Animal: Official Clip - Heather & Jonny Have Sex

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My Animal: Official Clip - Turning into a Werewolf Creepy Scene

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My Animal: Official Clip - Cruel Breakup

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My Animal: Official Clip - They Don’t Deserve You

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My Animal: Official Clip - Flirting With Your Crush

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My Animal: Official Clip - Comforting Each Other

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My Animal: Official Clip - Psychedelic Werewolf Kill

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My Animal: Official Clip - Rocky Hockey Tryout

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My Animal: Official Clip - The Werewolf Brothers Fight

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My Animal: Official Clip - Their First Date

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Katie Rife

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The film is more about style than plot, but the setting and direction are novel enough, and the chemistry between the actors is palpable enough, to make it an achingly nostalgic experience, especially for LGBTQ+ viewers.

Rated: 8/10

Sep 9, 2023

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

A queer-themed werewolf pic that’s both achingly sincere and emotionally stillborn.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 8, 2023

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Richard Whittaker

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In an understated performance, Menuez reminds the audience that it's not always cool and easy to be the outsider.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 7, 2023

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Andrew Galdi

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Pretty Slow and Boring

Apr 24, 2024

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Castel crafts a deeply moody atmosphere, inspired by everything from Faerie Tale Theatre to The Hunger.

Feb 13, 2024

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

My Animal is often held back by attempts to make the material seem headier and more surreal than it actually is on the page.

Rated: 5/10

Dec 20, 2023

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Synopsis

Heather, an outcast teenage goalie, longs to play on the hockey team of her small northern town. She meets and falls in love with newcomer Jonny, an alluring but tormented figure skater. The girls' relationship blossoms despite Heather's struggles with her alcoholic mother, her hidden sexual orientation, and a familial curse that transforms her into a feral wolf under the full moon. Heather and Jonny's secret tryst soon clashes against the conformity of their small community, exposing dangerous truths and igniting a passionate, violent night of personal transformation.

Director: Jacqueline Castel
Screenwriter: Jae Matthews
Distributor: Paramount Global Content Distribution
Production Co: Band With Pictures, Good Movies
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Nudity|Language Throughout|Some Drug Use|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 8, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 15, 2023
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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