Animal

Animal

Directed by Claude Zidi

Produced by Cerito Films, Les Films Christian Fechner

1977100 min6.0 / 10

A lighthearted 1970s comedy about a stuntman trying to win back his girlfriend through increasingly absurd film industry schemes and physical comedy.

Mike (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a stuntman who works with his girlfriend Jane (Raquel Welch). On their wedding day Mike and Jane are forced by producers to do a stunt for a film they are working on. Mike, annoyed doesn't look on the road and crashes the car causing them to end up in a hospital. After they come out Jane doesn't want to talk to Mike so he decides to get her a job in a film in which he is a stunt double for his double who is a star in action pictures but is in fact a wimp.

Questions people ask

  • Is Animal scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Animal sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Animal easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Does Animal end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Animal violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

29/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity11

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise65

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Animal

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Animal

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Animal, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Animal, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Animal, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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