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American Animals
Directed by
Bart Layton
Produced by Mary Jane Skalski, Derrin Schlesinger, Katherine Butler, Poppy Dixon, and Dimitri Doganis
Produced by Mary Jane Skalski, Derrin Schlesinger, Katherine Butler, Poppy Dixon, and Dimitri Doganis
With:
Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Barry Keoghan, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, Udo Kier, Gary Basaraba, Lara Grice, Jane McNeill, Wayne Duvall, Warren Lipka, Spencer Reinhard, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk, and Betty Jean Gooch
Cinematography:
Ole Bratt Birkeland
Editing: Chris Gill, Nick Fenton, and Julian Hart
Music: Anne Nikitin
Editing: Chris Gill, Nick Fenton, and Julian Hart
Music: Anne Nikitin
Runtime:
116 min
Release Date: 14 August 2018
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 14 August 2018
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Bart Layton has to work a little too hard to keep this true-crime heist-gone-wrong movie suspenseful, but his clever script and unique approach provide insight into the juvenile criminal protagonists.