- Release Date: 1999
- Runtime: 112 min
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Starring: John Hurt, Christian Bale, Daniel Benzali, James Faulkner ... see all
- Director: Jeremy Thomas
- Plot: 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... Read more
User Reviews
Very Touching movie
Aug 26, 2007
beachyinsocal - yahoo.com
Aug 26, 2007beachyinsocal - yahoo.com
I initially only watched the movie because I am a fan of Christian Bale...but it turned out to be a very beautiful movie. It really centered around basic nature and a simple story with a deep message about life. I watched... Full review
half touching movie...half ?
Mar 06, 2007
dream_heroine - yahoo.com
Mar 06, 2007dream_heroine - yahoo.com
I loved the middle half of the movie because it focused on a hermit who thought all living things--from grass and trees to snails and badgers--were important and should be valued. He walked around and burried all the animals (including snails... Full review
For the Love of Animals
Oct 09, 2006
shyremare21 - yahoo.com
Oct 09, 2006shyremare21 - yahoo.com
Being an animal lover, I enjoy a good film about them. Even though this movie doesn't focus on any particular type of animal, I enjoyed it for the message it contained. The story was very interesting to me, and kept my... Full review
Yes!
Aug 17, 2006
cferg447 - yahoo.com
Aug 17, 2006cferg447 - yahoo.com
Finally, a movie that isn't afraid to address the great atrocity of roadkill. Bravo! To all the people involved in making this marvelous movie: Your work and efforts are truly appreciated! You see, I am a squirrel whose tail was inhumanely... Full review
Crap!
Aug 17, 2006
jmferg15 - yahoo.com
Aug 17, 2006jmferg15 - yahoo.com
Crap! Crap! Crap! Don't be fooled if you're a Christian Bale fan. The movie sucks! Watch Little Women--this coming from a straight guy. Trust me, it's really that bad. CRAP!... Full review
Why?
Aug 17, 2006
cferg88218 - yahoo.com
Aug 17, 2006cferg88218 - yahoo.com
Why would anyone want to make such a stupid, pointless movie? I really don't know. Don't waste your time if you're one of those crazy people who like to drive a car. Murderers! Pardon the sarcasm, but that was the basic... Full review
I agree with everything that has been said!
Aug 17, 2006
jferguson73 - yahoo.com
Aug 17, 2006jferguson73 - yahoo.com
I have decided to stop driving my car to work and now enjoy walking 30 miles a day to my office. It's okay, I just have to be sure to leave extra early. The benefits are numerous: I'm losing weight and... Full review
Would you be quiet! No! Shut-up!
Aug 17, 2006
hisinstallation - yahoo.com
Aug 17, 2006hisinstallation - yahoo.com
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It was a good movie but not for everybody!!!
Jun 21, 2005
darkangel8297330 - yahoo.com
Jun 21, 2005darkangel8297330 - yahoo.com
Not all people like this kind of movies so you better read the story on the cover of the DVD then watch if you like it. Well for me I like this kind of movies.... Full review
beautiful
May 31, 2005
oooch2 - yahoo.com
May 31, 2005oooch2 - yahoo.com
This movie was visually brilliant. It really captures the English countryside. It also tells a powerful moral tale. I really liked it.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 03, 1999Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is all the more intriguing....BY ROGER EBERT / September 3, 1999 "All the Little Animals" is a particularly odd film.... ... Full Review
| Sep 03, 1999Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is all the more intriguing....*** By Roger Ebert Sep 3, 1999 "All the Little Animals" is a particularly odd film.... ... Full Review
| Dec 07, 1998Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie V
All the Little Animals is a sweet, earnest but ultimately schizophrenic film with a strong environmental message.....Christian Bale is utterly sympathetic and engaging as Bobby.....Unfortunately, he isn't able to bring Eski Thomas' wonderful screenplay based on Walker Hamilton's novel fully to life.....While John Hurt, as Mr. Summers, gives a typically strong performance he strangely fails to occupy the same narrative space as Bale..... ... Full Review
Film Journal International
All the Little Animals has a classic storyline about the eternal struggle to protect the natural world from all the forces of progress which seek to destroy it.....The direction exacerbates matters;.... ... Full Review
News
TV Q&A with David Inman
bostonherald.com –
2009-03-22
Q : I need help in identifying a movie I watched some years ago about a man who traveled the roads, collecting road-killed animals and burying them. ... Full Article
All The Little Animals
boxoffice.com –
2008-08-01
The Cornwall countryside looks spectacular but the odd story that unfolds there, in the first film directed by Jeremy Thomas (primarily known as Bernardo Bertolucci's producer), has no sure footing. ... Full Article
T wo of the best movies of 1998 are opening in Chicago this week--which makes them two of the best movies of 1999--but the odds of either making much of a splash are just about nil. ... Full Article

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