Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington fight to save their son in tense Animals teaser
As a director, Ben Affleck has made himself at home in the thriller genre thanks to projects like Gone Baby Gone, The Town, and the Academy Award-winning Argo. In his next film Animals, coming this October to Netflix, he continues the trend with a tense political thriller. SEE ALSO: Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan lead chilling trailer for Sundance hit 'Josephine' Written by Connor O.
- ▪As a director, Ben Affleck has made himself at home in the thriller genre thanks to projects like Gone Baby Gone, The Town, and the Academy Award-winning Argo.
- ▪In his next film Animals, coming this October to Netflix, he continues the trend with a tense political thriller.
- ▪SEE ALSO: Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan lead chilling trailer for Sundance hit 'Josephine' Written by Connor O.
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| Publication time | Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:24:36 +0000 |
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As a director, Ben Affleck has made himself at home in the thriller genre thanks to projects like Gone Baby Gone, The Town, and the Academy Award-winning Argo. In his next film Animals, coming this October to Netflix, he continues the trend with a tense political thriller. SEE ALSO: Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan lead chilling trailer for Sundance hit 'Josephine' Written by Connor O. McIntyre, Billy Ray, and Ben Affleck, the film also stars Affleck as Los Angeles mayoral candidate Mark Kimball. When he and his wife Abigail (Kerry Washington) learn that their son has been kidnapped, they must scramble to pay the ransom, all while facing intense public scrutiny.
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