Animal

Animal

Directed by Cyril Dion

Produced by UGC, Orange Studio

2021120 min7.3 / 10

A urgent environmental documentary following young activists grappling with climate catastrophe and humanity's fractured relationship with nature, balancing despair with the redemptive possibility of reconnection.

16-year-old Bella and Vipulan are part of a generation convinced its very future is in danger. Between climate change and the 6th mass extinction of wildlife, their world could well be inhabitable 50 years from now. They have sounded the alarm over and over, but nothing has really changed. So they’ve decided to tackle the root of the problem: our relationship with the living world. Over the course of an extraordinary journey, they come to realize just how deeply humans are tied to all other living species. And that by saving them… we’re also saving ourselves. Humans thought they could distance themselves from nature, but humans are part and parcel of nature. For man is, after all, an Animal.

Questions people ask

  • Is Animal sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

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

  • Is Animal violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Animal easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Animal scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity77

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

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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