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All the Little Animals

On this earth, in this land, We are all here for a reason.

1999 · 1h 52m · R Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Directed by Jeremy Thomas

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Overview

An emotionally challenged young man named Bobby runs away from home in order to escape his abusive stepfather who has killed his pets. He meets an old man, Mr. Summers, who spends his time traveling and giving burials to animals that have been killed by cars. Bobby, also having an affinity for animals, becomes friends with the old man and aids him in his task.

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All reviews
64%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Bale nimbly walks a fine line between Bobby's handicap and an increasingly mature comprehension of what he must do to survive.

Todd McCarthy, Variety
Rotten

A brave effort, certainly different, but all too emphatically an allegory.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten

Odd and banal.

Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Rotten

Quite the off-kilter, half-baked eco-sermon to begin with, Thomas's movie crumbles in its last quarter or so like a stack of supermarket cans.

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
Fresh

[It] refuses to reduce its story to simple terms, and the visible story seems like a manifestation of dark and secret undercurrents. Even the ending, which some will no doubt consider routine revenge, has a certain subterranean irony.

Roger Ebert, At the Movies

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