Social Animals

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Social Animals

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Released Jun 1, 2018

1h 27m

Romance

Comedy

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Zoe Crandle's life didn't exactly turn out the way she had planned. She's facing eviction, her business is going under, and she's resigned to an existence of one-night stands. Just when it seems her whole world is unraveling, Zoe meets fellow lovable loser Paul. The pair form an instant connection, but there's just one problem -- Paul is married. With help from her best friend, Zoe soon devises a plan to save her business and salvage her love life.

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Nell Minow

AWFJ.org

While the story lines sometimes slip into the too-obvious or too-easy, the film has tons of verve and charm and terrific performances from an across-the-board outstanding cast...

Oct 14, 2022

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Susan Wloszczyna

RogerEbert.com

The film desperately tries to be wild and out of control, but it ends up as more of a slapdash portrait of cartoony desperation than any sort of realistic depiction of millennial angst when it comes to current-day female lifestyle choices.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 1, 2018

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Rick Bentley

Tribune News Service

[Theresa] Bennett's tale draws the viewer in because the characters are not stock players in a dark comedy but fully rounded participants.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 1, 2018

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Jennifer Merin

AWFJ.org

Social Animals, the first feature from writer/director Theresa Bennett, is a neatly conceived and well-realized femme-centric comedy...

Oct 14, 2022

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Cate Marquis

AWFJ.org

Writer/director Theresa Bennett's debut feature film Social Animals is a light, quirky comedy about modern romance, Austin, TX style.

Oct 14, 2022

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Betsy Bozdech

AWFJ.org

Social Animals isn't the first indie comedy to explore the restless ennui of late-twentysomething/early-thirtysomething life, and it likely won't be the last. But it's always refreshing to get a femme-centric take on the subject...

Oct 14, 2022

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tom m

Another odd film. It was just okay.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

3.4 I love these quirky movies

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/19/21

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Social Animals. There's not much to say about this movie ... Sunday. Romantic comedy without anything new to contribute.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Not many critic reviews, but I agree with audience average of 5 out of 10. It does try too hard but has familiar faces which do a decent job of playing their parts. A weak script only can take you so far. I wouldn't say it is awful, but wouldn't watch it again. Very relatable at times, especially as a parent (Lice scene). Talks about pubes without getting too carried away (main character is a groin waxer). And doesn't focus on the nudity/sex scenes that unnecessarily slow movies down. Does use a tired cliche of a "Republican" character that finds politics more entertaining than sex. (HA) My liberal friends always seem much more interested in politics than my conservative ones. If you're a fan of any of the main characters, you will probably like it ok.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Actually a really good movie, I recommend seeing this movie, I used Redbox. Heart warming and realistic with good acting by the lead characters.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Great acting and entertaining story -

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Zoe Crandle's life didn't exactly turn out the way she had planned. She's facing eviction, her business is going under, and she's resigned to an existence of one-night stands. Just when it seems her whole world is unraveling, Zoe meets fellow lovable loser Paul. The pair form an instant connection, but there's just one problem -- Paul is married. With help from her best friend, Zoe soon devises a plan to save her business and salvage her love life.

Director: Theresa Bennett
Producer: Monte Zajicek, Melodie Sisk, Mark L. Lester, Coleman Lannum, Ash Christian
Screenwriter: Theresa Bennett
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment, Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Cranium Entertainment, BondIt
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Strong & Crude Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 1, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2018
Runtime: 1h 27m

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