Should you watch Animal Kingdom?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Animal Kingdom
Series · 2016
17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody and her right-hand Baz, who runs the business and calls the shots, the clan also consists of Pope, the oldest and most dangerous of the Cody boys; Craig, the tough and fearless middle son; and Deran, the troubled, suspicious "baby" of the family.
The sides of Animal Kingdom
- A teen moving in with his criminal family
- Smurf, the mother running the heists
- Brothers surfing between robberies
Animal Kingdom is good for you if…
- you like a family of thieves planning jobs on the California coast.
- you like rooting for Smurf even when you shouldn't.
- you like a family that could turn on itself at any moment.
Animal Kingdom is bad for you if…
- you can't stand brutal violence.
- you can't take addiction, abuse and a mother's overdose on screen.
About: family loyalty · control · crime
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