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Animal Kingdom Movie

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· James MacDonald

Key facts

Year 2010[1]
Country Australia[1]
Director David Michôd[1]
Runtime 1h 53m[2]
Release date June 3, 2010 (Australia)[2]
Main cast Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, James Frecheville, Luke Ford, Jacki Weaver, Sullivan Stapleton[1]

Animal Kingdom is a 2010 Australian crime drama film written and directed by David Michôd, following a seventeen-year-old navigating an explosive criminal family.

Context

Animal Kingdom is a 2010 Australian crime drama written and directed by David Michôd, following a seventeen-year-old navigating an explosive criminal family [1]. It is distinct from the 2023 film *The Animal Kingdom* and the American TV series of the same name [3]. The film features Joel Edgerton among its cast [1]. It won the World Cinema Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival [3].

Documented claims

  • The film is a gritty Australian crime drama centered on Joshua J Cody and his extended criminal family. [2]
  • It won the World Cinema Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. [3]
  • The original Australian film was inspired by the criminal Pettingill family. [3]

Questions and answers

Is the Animal Kingdom movie a true story?

The film was inspired by the criminal Pettingill family, but it is not a direct true-story retelling [3].

When was Animal Kingdom released?

It was released in Australia on June 3, 2010 [2].

What is the Animal Kingdom movie about?

It follows a seventeen-year-old navigating survival among his extended criminal family [2].

Sources

  1. Animal Kingdom (2010) - Trivia — imdb.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Animal Kingdom — rottentomatoes.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Animal Kingdom (2010) directed by David Michôd — letterboxd.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

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