World
Ben Affleck’s New Movie Is a Political Thriller With a Problem
Ben Affleck’s latest directorial, Animals, has landed on Netflix — and it’s not the comeback many were hoping for.
11 Oct 20262 min
Topic
#Animals
Animals is a Netflix thriller directed by Ben Affleck, featuring a political kidnapping plot and performances from Affleck, Kerry Washington, and others. The film has drawn attention for its use of AI in production and mixed critical reactions.
Breaking Hype
Ben Affleck Animals Netflix Movie Rotten Tomatoes Score Record
Ben Affleck’s new Netflix thriller Animals has earned a 44% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes—the lowest in the platform’s history. Critics and viewers alike have slammed the film for its contrived plot, tonal confusion, and AI-enhanced visuals. Despite being No. 1 on Netflix’s US chart, the movie marks a rare stumble in Affleck’s directorial career.
11 Oct 20261 min
OTT Originals
Ben Affleck's The Town Exits HBO Max On November 1
Ben Affleck's acclaimed Boston heist film The Town, co-starring Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm and Titus Welliver, leaves HBO Max on November 1, just as Affleck's new Netflix film Animals arrives.
11 Oct 20262 min
Regional Cinema
Animals Movie Review: Why This Thriller Fails to Bite
The film wanted to be a mirror. It ended up being a reflection of nothing.
10 Oct 20262 min
World
Two Films, Two Worlds: Affleck’s Thriller vs Rwanda’s Oscar Bid
Ben Affleck’s latest directorial, Animals, lands on Netflix with the kind of unapologetic sleaze that only a man who once won an Oscar for a movie about a hostage rescue can pull off.
8 Oct 20262 min
OTT Originals
Ben Affleck's 'Animals' hits Netflix with familiar thriller formula
Ben Affleck’s new directorial effort, 'Animals,' arrives on Netflix as a high-stakes political thriller centered on a mayoral candidate whose son is kidnapped. Critics note its heavy reliance on the High and Low premise, with uneven execution and a low-key release strategy.
8 Oct 20262 min
Bollywood
Affleck’s Animals Trailer Is Already Forgotten
The trailer for Ben Affleck’s Animals dropped on Thursday morning, and it landed with the thud of a door closing on a forgotten hallway.
6 Oct 20261 min
Breaking Hype
Ben Affleck’s New Netflix Thriller Animals Drops October 9
Ben Affleck’s new Netflix thriller Animals drops Friday, October 9 — and it’s already sparking chatter in the global streaming war.
6 Oct 20262 min
Red Carpet
Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington Walk LA Carpet For Netflix's Animals
Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, Adriana Paz and Luis Gerardo Méndez turned out in Los Angeles on Thursday for the premiere of Netflix's ensemble drama Animals, part of a packed week of Hollywood carpet events.
2 Oct 20262 min
Breaking Hype
Ben Affleck Used AI in Animals
Affleck used AI in Animals—not for space battles or CGI monsters, but to make a tense, human-scale thriller feel more real.
2 Oct 20261 min
World
Ben Affleck Almost Cast Jennifer Garner As His Onscreen Wife
Ben Affleck reveals he nearly cast ex-wife Jennifer Garner opposite him in his Netflix thriller Animals, before she warned the pairing would carry too much baggage for audiences.
21 Sept 20262 min
World
Ben Affleck Almost Shelved Animals Over A Spike Lee Clash
Ben Affleck says he pulled the plug on his Netflix thriller Animals just two weeks before filming, fearing it looked too close to Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest, before reviving it with a reshuffled cast.
14 Sept 20262 min