Underplayed Gems

Animal Farm (2025)

Animal Farm poster
Directed by
Andy Serkis
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, comedy film, adventure film
Country
United Kingdom, United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 87 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This animated film loosely adapts Orwell's story into a coming-of-age tale focused on a piglet named Lucky. Lucky is an original character who becomes the central protagonist in this version.

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What happens

Animal Farm (marketed as Animal Farm: A Cautionary Tail) is a 2025 animated comedy film directed by Andy Serkis and written by Nicholas Stoller, loosely based on the 1945 novella by George Orwell. The film stars Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Serkis, Kathleen Turner, and Iman Vellani. It is the third adaptation of the novella, following the 1954 animated film and the 1999 live-action film, with an alternative, coming-of-age plot that introduces new characters such as a piglet called Lucky, an original character who is also the central protagonist. Animal Farm premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 9 June 2025, and was released in the United States and Canada on 1 May 2026, by Angel Studios. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, and was a box-office bomb, grossing $6.2 million against a $35 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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