Animals(2026)

Name: Animals
Director: Ben Affleck
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: Oct 9, 2026
Cast: Ben Affleck, Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Kerry Washington

Netflix

R
Rated R for language throughout, some violence and sexual references
1h 46m

Release Date: Oct 9, 2026

A Los Angeles mayoral candidate and his wife have a few hours to raise a ransom for their kidnapped son, and almost everything they had is already in the campaign. What they do to find the money pulls open parts of their life they had kept shut. A crime thriller about what a respectable couple turns out to be capable of when the clock is the only thing that matters.

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Original Release | Oct 9, 2026 | Limited

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Ben Affleck
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Ben Affleck
Mark Kimball

Gillian Anderson
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Steven Yeun
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Kerry Washington
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

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Animals is a 2026 American crime thriller directed by Ben Affleck, who co-wrote it with Connor O. McIntyre and Billy Ray. Mark Kimball (Affleck), running for mayor of Los Angeles, learns his son (Christopher Woodley) has been kidnapped and that the ransom has to be found within hours, most of the family's money having gone into the campaign. The steps he and his wife take to raise it expose things about their lives they had worked to keep hidden.
Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Adriana Paz, Ray Fisher, Matt Gerald and Mark Kassen fill out the cast. Matt Damon, Affleck, Brad Weston, Dani Bernfeld and Collin Creighton produced for Artists Equity, Makeready and Fifth Season, with Robert Elswit on cinematography and a score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Damon was originally set to star and left for The Odyssey, with Affleck taking the lead.
Principal photography began in Los Angeles on 7 March 2025. Netflix released it on 9 October 2026, streaming and in select theatres the same day. The runtime is 106 minutes, rated R.
For viewers who want Affleck back on crime material, though reviews did not agree he got there.

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Animals(2026)

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Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Gillian Anderson

Steven Yeun

Kerry Washington

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