Animale
Film Movement | Release Date (Streaming): August 8, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Film ThreatMichael Talbot-HaynesAug 8, 2025
Animale is the new state-of-the-art for high-end horror. It will have genre fans and art house aficionados weeping black tears of joy worldwide. Read full review
60
VarietyCatherine BrayAug 8, 2025
The filmmaking is at its most successful when it moves away from dialogue-driven sequences and into the more visual, visceral aspects of Nejma’s chosen line of work. Read full review
60
Screen RantMary KasselAug 8, 2025
Pieces of exposition and backstory are dropped sparingly throughout Animale. While this is a strength, the movie could've done with a little more exploration of Nejma's past and relationship with her mother. Read full review
50
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyAug 8, 2025
Although the narrative ultimately goes off the rails, Amamra’s magnetically pugnacious lead gives Animale a consistent pull, while director Benestan’s work with cinematographer Ruben Impens – who also shot Titane – is bustling and kinetic, and intimate when it needs to be. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 8, 2025
With a striking setting, menacing music scoring gloomy shots of bulls running through swampland in the fog and an up-close look at this unusual variation of bullfighting (it’s barely explained), “Animale” puts us in the mood for a fright even if it’s slow to deliver one. Read full review
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