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A notorious gangster nicknamed "Animal" must reconcile his past in order to make a future for his criminally-minded son.A notorious gangster nicknamed "Animal" must reconcile his past in order to make a future for his criminally-minded son.A notorious gangster nicknamed "Animal" must reconcile his past in order to make a future for his criminally-minded son.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
César Farrait
- Roach
- (as Cessar 'TNT' Farrait)
Rafael Alvarez
- Paul Wilson
- (as Rafa Alvarez)
Eugenio Cotto
- Assassin 1 - Berwell
- (as Eugene Cotto)
- Director
- Writers
- David C. Johnson
- Ving Rhames
- Thomas Care(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTerrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson and Paula Jai Parker all appeared together previously in 2005's Hustle & Flow.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Animal 2 (2008)
- SoundtracksRewind the Hands Of Time
Written by Ramel Gill
Performed by Black Child
Produced by Irv Gotti and Chink Santana
Published by Ramel Gill Publishing (BMI)
Courtesy of The Inc. Records
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Good story of a man trying to overcome his past boosted by excellent acting
This is the story of a man nick named Animal. Baddest of the bad, Animal was the head of a crew in ghetto neighborhood he lived in. One day he's arrested and sent to jail leaving behind a wife and child. While in jail for years he continues his violent ways, at the same time his son takes after his old man and becomes known as "Little Animal". With the help of a fellow prisoner Animal changes his way and is eventually paroled. Back at home he now must struggle with carving a out a new life while trying to figure out out how to save his son from ending up like him, or worse.
I stumbled upon this film by accident and I'm glad I did. Animal is a brutal, heartfelt look at life in the "hood", how nothing ever changes, and what it takes to change things. Its a well told story that has some of the best performances of the year in any film. Every one in this movie is excellent from Ving Rhames on down. The acting alone is reason enough to see this film, however there is a very real story being told. It will move you and break your heart.
Forgive me I finished the film not long ago and I still feel the effects of this wonderful movie.Its left me with a loss of words. I think all I can really say is see this film and be moved too.
I stumbled upon this film by accident and I'm glad I did. Animal is a brutal, heartfelt look at life in the "hood", how nothing ever changes, and what it takes to change things. Its a well told story that has some of the best performances of the year in any film. Every one in this movie is excellent from Ving Rhames on down. The acting alone is reason enough to see this film, however there is a very real story being told. It will move you and break your heart.
Forgive me I finished the film not long ago and I still feel the effects of this wonderful movie.Its left me with a loss of words. I think all I can really say is see this film and be moved too.
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- dbborroughs
- Dec 3, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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