Social Animals

Name: Social Animals
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-03-09
Rating: 5.9

It's real life, just filtered

Documentary1h 27m

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88%

Tomatometer

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70%

Popcornmeter

5.9

TMDB

Storyline

A daredevil photographer, an aspiring swimsuit model, and a midwest girl next door are all looking for the same things from their Instagram accounts––a little love, acceptance and, of course, fame––and they’ll do just about anything to get it.

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DirectorJonathan Ignatius Green

ReleasedMar 9, 2018

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Conscious Minds

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

Sheri Linden

RTThe Hollywood ReporterMar 12, 2018

Neither celebrating nor bemoaning its subject, it gazes head-on at the ways some people embrace the chance to live life as a nonstop popularity contest while others are hurt by it.

Joe O'Connell

RTAustin ChronicleMar 12, 2018

Emma's story strays a tad toward Dateline episode fodder, but the intercutting of the three plots combined with stunning cinematography keeps the doc's engine chugging forward.

Valerie Ettenhofer

RTNonfics (Substack)Mar 15, 2019

While spotlighting the Instagram journeys of three fascinating young people, this documentary fails to ask the most important questions.

Jordan Calhoun

RTBlack Nerd ProblemsJan 22, 2019

Social Animals offers us a personal look into the reality of the fantasy if we're bold enough for the task. No matter how you feel, Facebook is betting you play the game...whether you like to or not.