Should you watch American Animals?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
American Animals
Documentary · 2018
Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.
The sides of American Animals
- Four students planning to rob their university library
- The real men interviewed next to the actors who play them
- Rare books worth millions
American Animals is good for you if…
- you like a heist planned by people who have no idea what they're doing.
- you like hearing the four real men tell it while actors replay it.
- you laugh at clumsy disguises and a plan that falls apart.
American Animals is bad for you if…
- you want a slick heist with car chases. This one targets a university library in Kentucky.
- you want one clear version of events. The men remember it differently.
About: boredom · friendship · guilt
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