The Animal

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The Animal

PG-13

2001

1h 24m

Comedy

Sci-Fi

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Marvin is a man who doesn't have what it takes to fulfill his lifelong dream to be a cop. But his luck changes when he's critically injured in a car accident and a deranged scientist secretly uses animal organs to rebuild him. Energized by his new parts, Marvin leaves his weakness behind and achieves instant fame as a supercop. Now a hero, life is going great for Marvin until his animal instincts start taking over his body at all the wrong times.

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Critics Consensus

While less offensive and more charming than recent gross-humored comedies, The Animal is still rather mediocre.

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Steven D. Greydanus

Decent Films

05/09/2002

D-

There was one thing about The Animal that did surprise me: the extent to which it systematically rips off Wolf.

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

10/29/2001

3/5

If you want a giggle and are not too fussy, you could do much worse than surrendering to its shamelessly puerile brand of smutty schoolboy humour.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

06/25/2001

2/5

About the best you can say regarding this inoffensive Schneider vehicle is, hey, it could have been worse.

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

07/28/2022

1/5

Puerile humor has a place in cinema. But the lazy, mean-spirited jokes that make up The Animal don't prove it.

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Guylaine Cadorette

Hollywood.com

11/20/2008

2/5

Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

08/07/2008

1/5

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Briana I.

@Anaire May 30

This was a typical Rob Schneider film. He can't act and he's just goofy which seldomly works...this didn't work. It was very intolerably bad and not funny at all. The worst was the lead females acting she did a horrible job acting and I can see why I never seen her since. Definitely can't recommend unless your a mindless pot head.

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Mar 23

Such a funny animal movie!

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 04/11/2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajudou a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom.

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MariofanAlex445 T

@RT47678067 02/07/2025

Goofball comedy with some weird beastiality jokes. Honestly, comedy is subjective and all but I thought it was fun. 2.5/5 stars.

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William B

@RT83652365 01/05/2025

Great comedy. Good soundtrack.

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stephen b

@RT02381805 02/17/2024

It really wasn't near as bad as I would have thought, mostly due to Norm MacDonald. But yeah.....it's one to skip.

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Synopsis

Marvin is a man who doesn't have what it takes to fulfill his lifelong dream to be a cop. But his luck changes when he's critically injured in a car accident and a deranged scientist secretly uses animal organs to rebuild him. Energized by his new parts, Marvin leaves his weakness behind and achieves instant fame as a supercop. Now a hero, life is going great for Marvin until his animal instincts start taking over his body at all the wrong times.

Director: Luke Greenfield
Producer: Barry Bernardi, Todd Garner, Carr D'Angelo
Screenwriter: Rob Schneider, Tom Brady
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Happy Madison Productions, Revolution Studios
Rating: PG-13 (Some Crude/Sexual Humor)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 1, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.8M
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)