Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Animals end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Animals easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Animals

Name: Animals
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 2026
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, Gillian Anderson, Adriana Paz

Power can't protect you.

Directed by Ben Affleck

Produced by Artists Equity, Makeready

2026106 min0.0 / 10

A high-stakes political thriller where a mayoral candidate and his wife must compromise their principles and expose dark secrets to save their kidnapped son.

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.

Clusters

Trapped Conspiracy Thrillers Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Trapped by a Predator Psychological Thriller Movies Crime and Thriller

Genres

Crime Thriller

Keywords

Kidnapping Political Candidate Ransom Demand Political Thriller Mayoral Candidate

Questions people ask

Is Animals scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does Animals end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Animals violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Animals easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Animals sad? 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.