Fresh
An exceptionally compassionate, fair-minded film that clearly states, beyond any rational benefit of the doubt, that raising potentially dangerous animals as pets is destructive to animals and humans alike.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
The Elephant in the Living Room
Coming Soon - To a backyard near you.
2010 · 1h 36m · PG
Documentary
Directed by
Michael Webber
Overview
A film about the controversial world of exotic animal ownership within the suburbs of the United States. "The Elephant in the Living Room" offers an unprecedented glimpse into the fascinating subculture of trading and raising the most deadly and exotic animals in the world as common household pets.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The documentary shoots fish in a barrel -- or maybe snakes in Tupperware -- but it does so with gripping, maddening, well-told stories.
Tasha Robinson, AV Club
Rotten
Explores the growing trend of treating dangerous animals as just another household pet.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Rotten
Spends rather too much time in the troubling company of Terry Brumfield, a barely mobile invalid who houses two full-grown African lions and their four cubs in a trailer in his backyard.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Rotten
There's a kind of macho element to the movie that contradicts Harrison's interest in humane treatment with filming the suffering of animals and hoisting a couple of them for the camera.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
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