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Animal

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  • 20052005
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  • 1h 33m
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5.7/10
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Ving Rhames and Terrence Howard in Animal (2005)
DramaAction
A notorious gangster nicknamed "Animal" must reconcile his past in order to make a future for his criminally-minded son.A notorious gangster nicknamed "Animal" must reconcile his past in order to make a future for his criminally-minded son.A notorious gangster nicknamed "Animal" must reconcile his past in order to make a future for his criminally-minded son.
IMDb RATING
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2.1K
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    • David J. Burke
    • David C. Johnson
    • Ving Rhames(story)
    • Thomas Care(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Ving Rhames
    • Terrence Howard
    • Chazz Palminteri
    • David J. Burke
    • David C. Johnson
    • Ving Rhames(story)
    • Thomas Care(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Ving Rhames
    • Terrence Howard
    • Chazz Palminteri
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    • 19User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Ving Rhames
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    • Animal
    Terrence Howard
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    • Darius Allen
    Chazz Palminteri
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    • Kassada
    Jim Brown
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    • Berwell
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    • Latreese
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    Paula Jai Parker
    • Reecy
    Taraji P. Henson
    Taraji P. Henson
    • Ramona
    César Farrait
    • Roach
    • (as Cessar 'TNT' Farrait)
    Modesto Lacen
    Modesto Lacen
    • Dinky
    Black Child
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    Rafael Alvarez
    • Paul Wilson
    • (as Rafa Alvarez)
    Kaly Cordova
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    Eugenio Cotto
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    • (as Eugene Cotto)
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    Carlos Esteban Fonseca
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    • Trivia
      Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson and Paula Jai Parker all appeared together previously in 2005's Hustle & Flow.
    • Quotes

      Animal: I'll peep you later.

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      Followed by Animal 2 (2008)
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      Rewind the Hands Of Time
      Written by Ramel Gill

      Performed by Black Child

      Produced by Irv Gotti and Chink Santana

      Published by Ramel Gill Publishing (BMI)

      Courtesy of The Inc. Records

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    8/10
    Very Good Movie....though with some important factual errors!
    Being my first time to watch Rhames in a lead role, I was impressed. Howard and Palminteri were brilliant and Studi, as always, was great!..though not the type of role he usually plays either. Great to see Jim brown after so long and I really liked his portrayal of Berwell. I'd like to see more of him in the future because despite his years, he still has a lot to offer. Listen up Hollywood! On the negative side (for fussy duds like me), we have the factual errors all-too-common in movies which mislead people on points of historical importance. I refer to the Willie Lynch Speech on slavery, which figures prominently in this movie. Berwell tells Animal that the term "lynching" is also attributed to the same author. Not true! This practice is more generally believed to be the invention of Captain William Lynch of Virginia, author of "Lynch's Law". As for Willie's speech, evidence now suggests it was written in the mid-to-late 20th century. Curious, no? Anyway, despite the foregoing, the movie has a good message and the overall acting is way better than good! Definitely a movie worth watching!
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    • Oct 20, 2006

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      • September 5, 2007 (Finland)
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      • Puerto Rico
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      • Animal Film LLC
      • First Look Pictures
      • Konwiser Brothers
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
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