---
title: 'American Animals (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bart Layton'
released: '2018-06-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-animals-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6212478/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# American Animals (2018)

2018 · R · 116 min · Drama, Documentary, Crime · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

American Animals is a 2018 docudrama heist film written and directed by Bart Layton. Starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, and Ann Dowd, it is an account of the Transylvania University book heist in Lexington, Kentucky in 2004. The film cuts between interview segments of the real-life people involved in the heist and actors playing out the same events.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bart Layton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bart-layton)
- **Screenplay:** [Bart Layton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bart-layton)
- **Editor:** [Nick Fenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-fenton)

## Cast

- [Blake Jenner](https://cinepixo.com/people/blake-jenner) as Chas Allen
- [Evan Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/evan-peters) as Warren Lipka
- [Udo Kier](https://cinepixo.com/people/udo-kier) as Mr. Van Der Hoek
- [Ann Dowd](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-dowd) as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
- [Barry Keoghan](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-keoghan) as Spencer Reinhard
- [Jared Abrahamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jared-abrahamson) as Eric Borsuk

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Official site: https://www.film4productions.com/productions/2018/american-animals
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-animals-2018
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