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When their son is kidnapped, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and his wife find themselves drawn into a web of deception. As they scramble to raise the ransom payment, they're forced to make choices that could tear their world apart.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

11 hrs ago

2/5

The script only gets more daft, inventing sketchy revenge motives for the villains, and requiring some truly idiotic behaviour when it gets to the hostage hand-over, which takes place in the giant storm drains seen in Terminator 2.

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Jake Coyle

Associated Press

11 hrs ago

2/4

Affleck is a savvy and thoughtful filmmaker who can deftly weave human stories, genre mechanics and social issues together. But “Animals” feels narratively underpowered and melodramatically forced.

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

11 hrs ago

4/5

Deft supporting players include Kerry Washington and a splendidly glacial Gillian Anderson, all contributing to a cluster bomb of secrets and hidden agendas. For Affleck, as with all animals, it seems you survive by adapting to circumstances.

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Marta Medina Pérez

mundoCine

12 min ago

3.5/5

Ben Affleck's take on High and Low (...) is an old-school kidnapping thriller, perfect couch-and-blanket viewing for an entertaining night of streaming, with a moral dilemma that will keep the dinner-table debates going for hours. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Chris Evangelista

Slashfilm

20 min ago

4/10

Is this really the type of project you're passionate about, Ben Affleck?

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Travis Hopson

Punch Drunk Critics

1 hr ago

2.5/5

I couldn’t escape the feeling that I had just seen this movie, and despite Affleck’s best efforts, Animals doesn’t do enough to set itself apart.

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Maureen R

@RT73537862 2 hrs ago

I was on the edge of my seat throughout the movie. It's a fun, quick moving movie with surprises! Loved it!

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Arthur V

@Arthurpaparazzi 3 hrs ago

A fun action thriller. It was enjoyable to watch. The action scene was great. I was at the Westwood premiere

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Synopsis

When their son is kidnapped, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and his wife find themselves drawn into a web of deception. As they scramble to raise the ransom payment, they're forced to make choices that could tear their world apart.

Director: Ben Affleck
Producer: Brad Weston, Collin Creighton, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Dani Bernfeld, Luciana Damon
Screenwriter: Connor O. McIntyre, Billy Ray, Connor O. McIntyre, Billy Ray, Ben Affleck
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Artists Equity, Fifth Season
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 9, 2026
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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