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Dangerous Animals
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySean Byrne
Written byNick Lepard
Produced by
  • Troy Lum
  • Andrew Mason
  • Pete Shilaimon
  • Mickey Liddell
  • Chris Ferguson
  • Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Starring
CinematographyShelley Farthing-Dawe
Edited byKasra Rassoulzadegan
Music byMichael Yezerski
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 17 May 2025 (2025-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 6 June 2025 (2025-06-06) (United States)
  • 12 June 2025 (2025-06-12) (Australia)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageEnglish

Dangerous Animals is a 2025 survival horror film directed by Sean Byrne and written by Nick Lepard. The film stars Hassie Harrison, Josh Heuston, Rob Carlton, Ella Newton, Liam Greinke, and Jai Courtney.

Dangerous Animals had its premiere at the Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2025, and is set to be released in the United States on 6 June and in Australia on 12 June.

Premise

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Dangerous Animals follows a surfer who must escape after being abducted by a serial killer intent on feeding her to sharks.[3]

Cast

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Production

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In May 2024, it was reported that Sean Byrne would direct the film from a screenplay by Nick Lepard, with Hassie Harrison, Jai Courtney and Josh Heuston were set to star.[4] Film financing and sales company Mister Smith Entertainment presented the project during the 2024 Marché du Film.[5] On 30 May 2024, it was reported that production had begun on the Gold Coast, Queensland, which contributed more than $10.7 million to the state's economy.[6]

Release

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Dangerous Animals had its world premiere on 17 May 2025 at the Cannes Film Festival during the Directors' Fortnight section, becoming the first Australian feature film to screen at the program since Zak Hilditch's These Final Hours in 2014.[7][8][9] In February 2025, IFC Films and Shudder acquired the U.S. distribution rights.[10] It is set to be theatrically released in United States on 6 June 2025,[11] followed by the Australian release on 12 June by Kismet Films.[12]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 19 critics' reviews are positive.[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 63 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[14]

Peter Debruge of Variety wrote that the film "is startlingly sleek and quite artful in its appearance."[2]

Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "Sean Byrne's Dangerous Animals is sharp in all the right places. It's an efficient, clever genre mash-up that works because of how well Byrne blocks its action, employs an old-fashioned score, and directs his actors to visceral performances."[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Dangerous Animals (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "'Dangerous Animals' Review: A Great, White-Knuckle Horror Movie Featuring a Shark-Obsessed Serial Killer". Variety. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. ^ "'Dangerous Animals' (Teaser)". IF Magazine. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ^ Hopewell, John (6 May 2024). "Hassie Harrison, Jai Courtney, Josh Heuston Star in 'Dangerous Animals' for 'Devil's Candy's' Sean Byrne and Mister Smith (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ^ Barraclough, Leo (13 May 2024). "Mister Smith Entertainment Makes Key Promotions Prior to Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Sean Byrne's 'Dangerous Animals' filming underway in Australia". Screen International. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  7. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (15 April 2025). "Cannes Directors' Fortnight Unveils 2025 Lineup, Including Christian Petzold's 'Miroirs No. 3,' Eva Victor's 'Sorry, Baby,' Robin Campillo's 'Enzo'". Variety. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  8. ^ Keast, Jackie (16 April 2025). "'Dangerous Animals' to premiere in Cannes Directors' Fortnight". IF Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  9. ^ "The Screenings Guide of the 78th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  10. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (18 February 2025). "IFC Films, Shudder Buy Buzzy Horror Thriller 'Dangerous Animals' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  11. ^ Squires, John (20 March 2025). "'Dangerous Animals' Trailer – Jai Courtney Feeds Humans to Sharks in 'Loved Ones' Director's Movie". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Dangerous Animals (Teaser)". IF Magazine. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Dangerous Animals". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Dangerous Animals". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  15. ^ Tallerico, Brian (May 2025). "Dangerous Animals". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
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