American Animals Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jul. 24, 2018

American Animals

Release Date: Friday, June 1, 2018 Limited

Director: Bart Layton

Starring: Evan Peters

R Drama N/A

4.5 / 5.0

92% WILL SEE 8% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.

Drama Heist

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Who stars in American Animals – Cast List

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Evan Peters
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Who is making American Animals – Crew List

Director: Bart Layton
Screenwriter: Bart Layton
Producers: Katherine Butler
Dimitri Doganis
Derrin Schlesinger
Mary Jane Skalski

Studios: MoviePass Ventures; 1091 Pictures
Production Company: AI-Film
Film4
Lava Bear Films

Production – What we know about the American Animals

Key Facts

Based on a true story.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Mar 2018

Completed

Changed American Animals movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language throughout, some drug use and brief crude/sexual material
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

American Animals Trailers and Clips

American Animals

Theatrical Trailer

American Animals Release Date: When was the film released?

American Animals was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, June 1 , 2018. There were six other movies released on the same date, including Upgrade, Action Point and Adrift. As a limited release, American Animals was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.