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Animal Farm

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From visionary director Andy Serkis, and featuring the voices of Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Glenn Close, and Woody Harrelson, comes a satirical allegory of revolution and power. Animal Farm traces how a movement for equality is systematically corrupted. As the pigs consolidate control, truth is erased, dissent is crushed, and the farm descends into a ruthless dictatorship--fulfilling Orwell’s warning about the dangers of communism.

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All Animal Farm adaptations are equal, but some Animal Farm adaptations are more watchable than others.

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Thelma Adams AARP Movies for Grownups May 15
3/5
An Animal Farm that’s a bit heavy-hooved. But if it gets your grandkids to read the book, let’s consider that a win for the two-legs. Go to Full Review
Coleman Spilde Salon.com May 6
Serkis’ attempt to update this story isn’t a scourge on animation or children’s media; it’s simply not as observant and symbolic as it should be. Go to Full Review
Peter Travers The Travers Take May 1
1/4
George Orwell’s dystopian satire of aggression in the form of anthropomorphic farm animals becomes a cutsey, cardboard kiddie cartoon of staggering ineptitude and an endurance test for audiences of all ages. Go to Full Review
Josh Davis Pop Culture Leftovers May 18
Why does this movie exist? That’s the question hanging over Andy Serkis’ new animated Animal Farm, a project with a stacked cast, a timely source text, and every reason to land like a bombshell. Instead, it mostly lands with a perplexing shrug. Go to Full Review
Myles Werntz Christianity Today May 14
The rapid shifts between silliness and seriousness are often jarring, making for a film which seems confused as to what it wants to be: entertainment or education, whimsical or warning. Go to Full Review
Louisa Moore Screen Zealots May 13
A confused and softened retelling that never fully commits to the weight of its own story nor the intelligence of its audience. Go to Full Review
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Mr Hollywood May 15 Ruins the story. The modernization was pointless. How can such a good story end up like this See more Patti and Shelby May 12 The pigs who fought to keep the farm safe. We loved the piglet who kept her collar on. The movie was very good. Sad that their dislike of humans was reinforced. See more Ileana R May 12 Poor adaptation total miscast!!! Avoid this movie read the book! See more dawn s May 11 Real life issues presented well for older kids. Not preachy, not too soft gloved, but no gore. See more tim o May 11 I read the book as a kid and loved the movie!! Took our kids to see it and it was a nice change of message for kids. I truly hope this movie does well in the theatres. See more Regina May 11 I loved the characters. It was a clean funny movie. It had a great story line and life lesson. Very Republican. Loved it! It represented a political view of what happens when people let the government take over and everything gets bad. But then they realize the difference between good and evil and they regret their decision. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis From visionary director Andy Serkis, and featuring the voices of Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Glenn Close, and Woody Harrelson, comes a satirical allegory of revolution and power. Animal Farm traces how a movement for equality is systematically corrupted. As the pigs consolidate control, truth is erased, dissent is crushed, and the farm descends into a ruthless dictatorship--fulfilling Orwell’s warning about the dangers of communism.
Director
Andy Serkis
Producer
Andy Serkis, Adam Nagle, Dave Rosenbaum, Jonathan Cavendish
Screenwriter
George Orwell, Nicholas Stoller, Nicholas Stoller
Distributor
Angel Studios
Production Co
Aniventure, Imaginarium Productions, Cinesite
Rating
PG (Some Action/Violence|Rude Humor|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 1, 2026, Wide
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)