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American Animals: Directed by Bart Layton. With Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk, Chas Allen. Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.
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Evan Peters (American Horror Story) is terrific as Warren Lipka, as are Barry Keoghan and Jared Abrahamson as Spencer Reinhard and Eric Borsuk. The great Ann Dowd plays librarian, Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch. American Animals is a fascinating, well-written and directed docudrama that I highly recommend.
American Animals tangles with a number of weighty themes, but never at the expense of delivering a queasily compelling true crime thriller. Read Critics Reviews
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In this crime drama, four bright and well-off college students in Kentucky plot to steal some rare books from their university's Special Collections Library in a misguided quest for personal glory. Based on the story, the film includes interviews with the foursome who attempted the bizarre heist.
Jun 1, 2018 · “American Animals” saddles us with four smirking, privileged men who, simply because they were bored with life in Lexington, Kentucky, decided to beat the piss out of a vulnerable older librarian in order to steal a $12 million book too big for them to carry.
Sep 8, 2018 · American Animals review – deft treatment of a shambolic heist. The Imposter director Bart Layton gives this true crime story a pop culture twist. A heart-pounding heist movie and a bantering ...
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 215 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "American Animals tangles with a number of weighty themes, but never at the expense of delivering a queasily compelling true crime thriller."
