Animal Farm
2026 · Directed by Andy Serkis
Original language: English
- animation
- comedy
- drama
- family
- science fiction
The story
A group of farm animals rise up against their neglectful owner, dreaming of equality and freedom. But as the pigs take control, the revolution turns into tyranny, with truth rewritten and dissent crushed.
What it’s like
Computer-animated, with a sharp satirical edge that keeps shifting between farmyard comedy and something colder. The farm setting gives it bright, earthy daylight and rural textures, and the mood darkens as the story goes on, so the early warmth gradually curdles into unease. The rhythm is brisk and talky at first, with the comic bickering and scheming that makes the animal characters easy to like, then slows into quieter, more uncomfortable scenes of control and paranoia. The score and sound design are not something to lean on here; the voice performances, with their comic timing and dry delivery, carry most of the feeling. Emotionally it sits between wry and mournful, following young animals who come to see how idealism can be turned into a tool of power. It is an animated film with a real bleak streak: oppression, crushed dissent and political cruelty are central, and the menace is more psychological and implied than graphic, though it does not soften its darker turns. It suits a thoughtful evening or a viewer who likes animation that talks back to the adults in the room, especially fans of political satire and of Orwell's original who want an updated, ironic take rather than a gentle family watch.
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