Film · Crime
Animal Kingdom
“A crime story”
20101h 53mDir David Michôd6.8TMDB
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.
Top Cast
31 total
Ben Mendelsohn
as Andrew 'Pope' Cody
Joel Edgerton
as Barry 'Baz' Brown
Guy Pearce
as Nathan Leckie
Luke Ford
as Darren Cody
Jacki Weaver
as Janine 'Smurf' Cody
Sullivan Stapleton
as Craig Cody
James Frecheville
as Joshua 'J' Cody
Dan Wyllie
as Ezra White
The scene we cut
Talk to me
"I just want you to talk to me." Pope makes conversation.
The film is loosely based on the Pettingill family and the 1988 Walsh Street police shootings in Melbourne. It won the World Cinema Jury Prize at Sundance and was later turned into an American television series that ran for six seasons.
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