All The Little Animals (1999)
Amanda Boyle, Amy Robbins, Christian Bale
Bobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who wanders the highways to bury roadkill animals. Bobby becomes the old man's apprentice and learns to see the world o... (read more) Bobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who wanders the highways to bury roadkill animals. Bobby becomes the old man's apprentice and learns to see the world of nature in a strange idyllic way. But soon the shadow of his stepfather catches up to him and Bobby's world explodes into a grotesque nightmare.
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R, 114 min.
Directed by:
Jeremy Thomas
Release Date: Sep 03, 1999
DVD Release Date: Aug 19, 2003
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One of my favorite performances Christian Bale has ever given. Jeremy Thomas's best work by far.
Loved this film. Benzali's character is simply loathsome. Brilliant performance.
I thought this film was fantastic! The acting is flawless from Bale, Hurt and Benzali and the story is very beautifully done. It's a shame it's not widely available but I am thankful that I have seen it. If anything lets me not give it full 5 stars i... (read more) I thought this film was fantastic! The acting is flawless from Bale, Hurt and Benzali and the story is very beautifully done. It's a shame it's not widely available but I am thankful that I have seen it. If anything lets me not give it full 5 stars is for the slighlty rushed ending apart from that i wouldn't change a thing.
Really touching movie with a very good message..i am a huge fan of Christian Bale i have almost watched his whole filmography and i think this is his best performance ever..after this in American Psycho
I loved it! It's excellent and brilliant, and Christian Bale is nothing less than great as Bobby!! It's a beautiful story...
I'm not sure, because we couldn't keep watching, it was so slooooooow moving. Maybe we'll try again sometime. Bummer.
Such a sweet, touching movie. Christian Bale is incredible as Bobby - you watch it and he IS Bobby. John Hurt's transformation as he comes to understand and accept Bobby through the movie is heart warming! Daniel Benzali is pure evil. It's a comp... (read more) Such a sweet, touching movie. Christian Bale is incredible as Bobby - you watch it and he IS Bobby. John Hurt's transformation as he comes to understand and accept Bobby through the movie is heart warming! Daniel Benzali is pure evil. It's a completely underrated movie.
Brilliant acting by Christina Bale, but the plot really didn't do anything for me. It was too long and slow that I actually had to turn it off because I was falling asleep.
Why is this movie so underrated? I am a huge Christian Bale fan, in fact he's my favorite actor, and I've seen more than half of his movies, but I think this is his best performance. John Hurt was also great, and even Daniel Benzali was convincing as... (read more) Why is this movie so underrated? I am a huge Christian Bale fan, in fact he's my favorite actor, and I've seen more than half of his movies, but I think this is his best performance. John Hurt was also great, and even Daniel Benzali was convincing as the evil stepfather. Very touching movie with a great story, go see it.
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[It] refuses to reduce its story to simple terms, and the visible story seems like a manifestation of dark and secret undercurrents. Even the ending, which some will no doubt consider routine revenge, has a certain subterranean irony.full review
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