American Animals (2018)

American Animals (2018)

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AMERICAN ANIMALS is the extraordinary and thrilling true story of four friends who brazenly attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history. Centering on unpredictable wild child Warren (Evan Peters) and aspiring artist Spencer (Barry Keoghan), two friends from the middle-class suburbs of Lexington, Kentucky, the film follows the duo through college life at separate universities, as adult pressures begin to weigh heavily on their futures. Realizing their lives may never be important, they organize the brazen theft of some valuable books from the special collections library of Spencer's college, including Audubon's Birds of America, valued at $10 million. Enlisting two more friends, budding accountant Eric (Jared Abrahamson) and fitness fanatic Chas (Barry Jenner), the gang meticulously plots the theft and subsequent fence of the stolen volumes, taking cues from popular heist movies. But the thieves' plans go awry, placing their bright futures in limbo.

Directed by Bart Layton
Produced by
Derrin Schlesinger
Katherine Butler
Dimitri Doganis
Mary Jane Skalski
Written by Bart Layton
Starring
Evan Peters,
Barry Keoghan,
Blake Jenner,
Jared Abrahamson,
Udo Kier,
Ann Dowd,
Music by Anne Nikitin
Cinematography Ole Bratt Birkeland
Edited by
Nick Fenton
Chris Gill
Luke Dunkley
Julian Dart
Production
companies
Film4 Productions
RAW
Distributed by
The Orchard
MoviePass Ventures
Release date
January 19, 2018 (Sundance)
June 1, 2018 (United States)
Running time
116 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English