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Animal Farm

1999 · 91 min

A grim, satirical fable that feels like watching a revolution curdle into tyranny, with talking animals making the betrayal sting.

Directed by
John Stephenson
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Patrick Stewart, Kelsey Grammer, Julia Ormond
Tagline
Four legs good. Two legs bad.
Overview
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.

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Directed by
John Stephenson
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Patrick Stewart, Kelsey Grammer, Julia Ormond
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour4
Realism4
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
John Stephenson
Written by
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Starring
Patrick Stewart, Kelsey Grammer, Julia Ormond, Ian Holm, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Scofield, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Peter Ustinov
Music
Richard Harvey
Cinematography
Mike Brewster
Runtime
91 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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