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      Animal Factory

      R 2000 1h 30m Drama Crime List
      83% Tomatometer 35 Reviews 59% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Suburbanite Ron (Edward Furlong) is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards -- that is, until he's befriended by Earl (Willem Dafoe), a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid. Read More Read Less

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      Animal Factory is an honest attempt at a humanizing prison drama that stumbles with its performances but Buscemi's ambitious directing makes up for it.

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      Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: A- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Jamie Russell BBC.com Rated: 4/5 Jun 24, 2003 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Tom Arnold deserves uncomfortable kudos as the kind of sexual predator you hear about in prisons but hope you never encounter. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 2, 2020 Full Review C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore An indictment of how we treat the lives of men deemed guilty and shipped to prison where they're packed in like sardines and forgotten about until their next court date. Rated: 4.5/5 May 5, 2019 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com The opaque performances offer little in the way of shading. Rated: 2/4 Jan 17, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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      B L It's just entertaining from beginning to end, definitely a dude movie. Super Dope! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/29/24 Full Review jwcdood Excellent flick that covers the bases of incarcerated society, ANIMAL FACTORY is very well cast, directed and produced with Willem Dafoe in the role of the main character. For comparisons [but with a considerably more violent theme], FELON is another movie in the same genre that is very similar. ANIMAL FACTORY is an excellent movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/27/23 Full Review David H Really good film. Flew under the radar in terms of the mainstream as its not talked about at all. Massively overlooked. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/24/23 Full Review Colin M Interesting American male prison drama. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/23/23 Full Review Jeffrey P Low budget prison drama with a collection of talent that can make it fly. Was released after Shawshank Redemption so may be overlooked and underrated by some. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolute shocker. There was a chance to create a deeply physiological film. It didn't. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Suburbanite Ron (Edward Furlong) is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards -- that is, until he's befriended by Earl (Willem Dafoe), a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.
      Director
      Steve Buscemi
      Producer
      Julie Yorn, Elie Samaha, Steve Buscemi, Andrew Stevens
      Production Co
      Animal Productions LLC
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama, Crime
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 30m
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