15 Movies Like Animals
Loved Animals? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
Donnie Darko
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Animals.
#2
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Animals.
#3
Moonlight
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Animals.
#4
Bully
A group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Bobby, who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Animals.
#5
Higher Learning
African-American student Malik is on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Animals.
#6
Not Without Hope
A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Animals.
#7
Apt Pupil
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Animals.
#8
Horns
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Animals.
#9
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Animals.
#10
Alcarràs
In a small village in Catalonia, the peach farmers of the Solé family spend every summer together picking fruit from their orchard. But when plans arise to install solar panels and cut down trees, the members of this tight-knit group suddenly face eviction – and the loss of far more than their home.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Animals.
#11
Painless
While searching for a solution to his serious health condition, David, a renowned neurosurgeon, discovers a sinister secret hidden in the past.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Animals.
#12
2073
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Animals.
#13
Cracks
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Animals.
#14
Balandrau: Where the Fierce Wind Blew
On December 30, 2000, a group of friends climbed Balandrau, but an unpredictable blizzard unleashed the worst Pyrenees storm in history.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Animals.
#15
Kiss of the Spider Woman
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Animals.