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63% Critic Match
Animal Factory
“On the inside the rules are brutal and the stakes are high.”
6.3 / 10• 2000• 1h 34m•R• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.
Cast & Crew
Willem Dafoe
Earl Copen
Lead
Edward Furlong
Ron Decker
Danny Trejo
Vito
Mark Boone Junior
Paul Adams
Seymour Cassel
Lt. Seeman
Mickey Rourke
Jan the Actress
Tom Arnold
Buck Rowan
John Heard
James Decker
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Steve Buscemi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Animal Factory is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
