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American Animal

2011 · 95 min

A tense, darkly funny descent into one man's refusal to grow up, mixing absurdity with unease.

Directed by
Matt D'Elia
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Brendan Fletcher, Mircea Monroe, Angela Sarafyan
Tagline
Some of us evolve slower than others.
Overview
When Jimmy (Matt D'Elia) finds out his best friend and roommate (Fletcher) is leaving, he sees this as a betrayal of their perfect way of life. Over the course of a night full of drinks, drugs and women, the two men engage in a classic battle of wills as James prepares to enter the real world and Jimmy falls deeper and deeper into his world of isolation and make-believe.

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Directed by
Matt D'Elia
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Brendan Fletcher, Mircea Monroe, Angela Sarafyan
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • identity
  • addiction
  • madness
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Matt D'Elia
Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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