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All The Little Animals

1999, Movie, R, 112 mins

ALL THE LITTLE ANIMALS
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This dark, modern-day fairy tale, played out against the lush beauty of the English countryside, is veteran producer Jeremy Thomas's directing debut. The unhappy son of wealth and privilege, man-child Bobby Platt (Christian Bale) has never fully recovered from a childhood car accident that left him slightly brain-damaged. His mother's premature death leaves the impulsive, animal-loving Bobby at the mercy of his brutal stepfather, Bernard DeWinter (Daniel Benzali); faced with... read more leave a comment
All The Little Animals movie trailer - starring Christian Bale, Daniel Benzali, John Hurt. Directed by Jeremy Thomas . Genre: Drama Rating: R
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Bobby Platt (Christian Bale) is a sweet, mentally disturbed 24-year-old who has spent his entire life at the mercy of an abusive stepfather (Daniel Benzali) who plots to steal the family fortune. Terrified by the threat of psychiatric commitment, Bobby runs away from home. He befriends a mysterious, nomadic stranger (John Hurt) whose life's work is to care for the little animals he finds by the side of the road. Their unlikely alliance and wondrous new adventure strengthens Bobby and his spirit is reborn. He realizes that the beauty of nature is also inside himself and vows to return to London to confront his stepfather. But Bobby quickly learns another, more frightening lesson - the treacherous world of money and greed is still the most evil force in nature.
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A mentally slow young man (Christian Bale) tries to escape an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one.
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Bobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who wanders the highways to bury roadkill animals. Bobby becomes the old man's apprentice and learns to see the world of nature in a strange idyllic way. But soon the shadow of his stepfather catches up to him and Bobby's world explodes into a grotesque nightmare.
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Length: 01:53:00
Posted: 7/21/2009
Year: 1999
Rated R

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Cast
John Hurt: Mr. Summers
Christian Bale: Bobby
Daniel Benzali: De Winter
James Faulkner: Mr. Whiteside
John O'Toole: Lorry Driver
Amanda Boyle: Des

 

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