20261h 46mDir. Ben Affleck

Animals

Name: Animals
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 2026-10-09
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 2
Cast: Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Adriana Paz

“Power can't protect you.”

ThrillerDrama

2.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 2.0 ★vs2nd Half: 2.0 ★

CineFriendz Split-Rating Metric (Pacing & Climax breakdown)

When the son of an L.A. mayoral candidate is kidnapped, he and his wife have a few hours to come up with the ransom payment. With most of their money spent on his political campaign, they have to get their hands dirty and expose a side of their lives they never intended to see the light of day.

Starring:Ben Affleck,Kerry Washington,Gillian Anderson,Steven Yeun,Adriana Paz

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Ben Affleck

Mark Kimball

Kerry Washington

Abigail Kimball

Gillian Anderson

Dayle Burton

Steven Yeun

Sam Allison

Adriana Paz

Cecilia Trujillo

Luis Gerardo Méndez

Ramon

Christopher Woodley

Denny Kimball

Jacob Estrada

Hector

Ray Fisher

Ron Sperling

Taylor Cooper

Hannah

Chris Gann

Rand

Matt Gerald

Kidnapper / James Bureaux

Key Production Crew

Director

Ben Affleck

Screenplay & Writers

Billy Ray, Ben Affleck, Connor O. McIntyre

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Original Score

Harry Gregson-Williams

Producers

Brad Weston, Dani Bernfeld, Ben Affleck

Film Details

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Artists EquityMakereadyFifth Season

Keywords & Themes

#kidnapping#child kidnapping#political candidate#ransom demand#political thriller#mayoral candidate#kidnapped

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

2.0

I love Ben Affleck. I genuinely do. And that’s precisely why Animals hurts so much. The man gave us Argo, The Town and Air films that reminded us he could be a terrific storyteller, both behind and in front of the cam...

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