Animals

Animals

Some friendships are wild at heart

Directed by Sophie Hyde

Produced by Sarah Brocklehurst Productions, Closer Productions

2019109 min5.5 / 10

A bittersweet comedy-drama about female friendship tested by life transitions, balancing wild-hearted fun with the melancholy of growing apart.

Longtime friends and party lovers Laura and Tyler navigate life and love in Dublin, Ireland but find themselves drifting apart when Laura becomes engaged.

Questions people ask

  • Is Animals violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

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

  • Is Animals sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Animals easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Animals end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Animals

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Animals

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Animals, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Animals, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Animals, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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