- Country: USA
- Genres: Action, Drama
- Release: 2007-09-05
- Director: David J. Burke
- Writers: David C. Johnson , Ving Rhames
- Language: English
- Stars: Ving Rhames , Terrence Howard (I) , Chazz Palminteri , Jim Brown , Beverly Todd , Faizon Love , Wes Studi , Paula Jai Parker , Taraji P. Henson , César Farrait
- Runtime: 93 min
- Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination.
- AKA: Animal , Животное (Russian Federation) , Prison Block (Norway) , Zwierzę (Poland) , Animal (United States of America) , Prison Block (Finland) , Állat (Hungary) , Animal (United Kingdom) , Animal: To thirio (Greece) , Prison Block (Sweden) , Animal - Gewalt hat einen Namen (Germany) , Animal - Il criminale (Italy) , 動物 (Japan)
- Plot: When the violent gangster James "Animal" Allen is arrested and sent to prison, his teenage son Darius is left with his mother, but she is assassinated and the boy is raised alone on the streets, becoming a criminal. While in the corrupt prison, Animal works for the powerful prisoner Kassada, but when he meets the revolutionary Berwell, his view of life changes. Animal is released on probation and tries to have a straight life, but his past and his fame haunt him, while he sees that Darius is following his path in a criminal life.
- IMDB:tt0437072
Animal Cast · · · ALL
David J. Burke
Director
Ving Rhames
Animal
Terrence Howard
(I)
Darius Allen
Jim Brown
Berwell
Chazz Palminteri
Kassada
Beverly Todd
Latreese
Taraji P. Henson
Ramona
Junior Álvarez
Kevin Belzer
Rafael Alvarez
Paul Wilson
Black Child
Spyda
Carlos Esteban Fonseca
Big Dre
César Farrait
Roach
Faizon Love
Double T
Hunter Howard
Young Darius
Charlie Massó
New Fish
Paula Jai Parker
Reecy
Wes Studi
Creeper
Modesto Lacen
Dinky
Norman Santiago
Little Bill
Joaquin Jarque
Police Leader
John Garcia
Bad Guy
Eugenio Cotto
Assassin - Berwell
Edwin Mercado
Assassin
Alfred D. Herger Jr.
CO #1
Norman Grant
CO #2