Animal Factory (2000)

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On the inside the rules are brutal and the stakes are high.

Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.

• Released: 2000-10-13
• Genres: Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 273 votes

Directed by Steve Buscemi.

Top cast

• Willem Dafoe as Earl Copen
• Edward Furlong as Ron Decker
• Danny Trejo as Vito
• Mark Boone Junior as Paul Adams
• Seymour Cassel as Lt. Seeman
• Mickey Rourke as Jan the Actress
• Tom Arnold as Buck Rowan
• John Heard as James Decker
• Chris Bauer as Bad Eye
• Rockets Redglare as Big Rand

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Animal Factory

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Xumo Play, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube

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