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Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

6,8 /10 (910 Votes)
2010 EN 113 min

Overview

Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another path when a cop seeks to help him.

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Release date

03/06/2010

Votes

910

Popularity

1.8

A crime story

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

113 min

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$1,000,000

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Andres Gomez

2014-11-05

⭐ 8

Terrific movie and terrific performances, specially Jacki Weaver's Very well scripted and rolled.

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⭐ 6

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