Animal(2014)
2014 · Brett Simmons · 82 min
When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing predator. Holed up in an isolated cabin, tensions mount as long-buried secrets are revealed. As the body count rises, the group must put their differences aside and fight for survival.
Thriller · Horror
5.1298 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Animal scares
You get a tense, boxed-in feeling here, like there's nowhere safe to breathe once the group is trapped in that cabin. The pace moves fast once the creature shows up, mixing chase scenes and sudden attacks with short breathers where old arguments and secrets boil over. It leans more on physical danger and gross-out moments than on deep dread, so it plays like a survival thriller with claws rather than a slow nightmare. Good for a group movie night when you want some screams and blood without walking away shaken for days.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Animal rates psychological 2/5, visceral 4/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 30 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A quick slide into danger that settles into a tense siege with repeated bursts of high-pressure attacks building to a frantic finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5.
How scary is Animal?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Animal rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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