6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Animal Factory (2000)
Animal Factory (2000)
Overview
Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film leans left by vividly portraying the dehumanizing and brutal realities of the US prison system, implicitly critiquing its systemic failures and the plight of incarcerated individuals, even as it focuses on individual survival within that system.
The movie features a cast that reflects a naturalistic diversity for its prison setting, without explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on the harsh realities of the prison system and human survival, rather than offering a critical portrayal of traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its story.
Secondary
Animal Factory depicts same-sex sexual activity within a brutal prison setting, primarily through characters engaging in transactional sex for survival. This portrayal reinforces problematic stereotypes of effeminate or vulnerable inmates, framing same-sex interactions as part of the degradation and power dynamics of prison life, rather than affirming queer identity.
Animal Factory does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative is exclusively centered on the experiences of male inmates within a prison setting, with no elements that would fall under the scope of transsexual portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Animal Factory is an adaptation of Edward Bunker's novel. All major characters, including Ron Decker, Earl Copen, and Miss Kitty, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. The portrayal of a male character in drag (Miss Kitty) does not constitute a gender swap per the provided definition.
The film "Animal Factory" is an adaptation of Edward Bunker's novel. Analysis of the main and supporting characters, comparing their portrayal in the film to their depiction or implied race in the source material, reveals no instances where a character's established race was changed for the screen.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
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6.3
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