100 Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern A phenomenal debut feature with a terrific title, David Michôd's Animal Kingdom is both a study in Darwinian survival-in this case survival of the shrewdest-and a group portrait of ruthless predators in the underworld of Melbourne, Australia. Read full review
100 San Francisco Chronicle | Amy Biancolli It's a remarkable film: A gritty, gut-churning, crime thriller based on a true story. Its greatness lies in its unwavering fidelity to human nature and the unstoppable laws of the wild. Read full review
91 Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum Don't be fooled: In this unpeaceable kingdom, the den mama is also ready to eat her young. Read full review
90 NPR | Bob Mondello First-time writer/director David Michod reportedly worked for eight years on his screenplay, deepening its tale of a violently dysfunctional family until its gangster conventions feel as if they're in the service of a modern-day Greek tragedy. Read full review