Corporate Animals
Corporate Animals

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Corporate Animals

2019
Movie
86 min
English

Disaster strikes when the egotistical CEO of an edible cutlery company leads her long-suffering staff on a corporate team-building trip in New Mexico. Trapped underground, this mismatched and disgruntled group must pull together to survive.

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IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes54%
Metacritic48/100
Google Users43%
Director: Patrick BriceGenres: Comedy, Horror

Plot Summary

A dysfunctional corporate team heads for a team-building retreat in the mountains. When they get lost and hunger sets in, their survival instincts kick in, leading them to resort to increasingly desperate and bizarre measures to stay alive. The lines between colleague and prey blur as they face the ultimate test of corporate loyalty and human nature.

Critical Reception

Corporate Animals received a mixed to negative reception from critics, who often cited its uneven tone and predictable plot. While some praised its dark humor and the cast's performances, many found the horror elements underdeveloped and the comedic moments falling flat. Audience reception was similarly divided, with some appreciating its quirky, over-the-top approach to survival horror.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film attempts a blend of dark comedy and survival horror, but often struggles to balance the two effectively.

  • Performances, particularly from Demi Moore and Ed Helms, are noted as a highlight, injecting some life into the outlandish premise.

  • Critics frequently point out the predictable nature of the plot and a lack of genuine scares or consistent humor.

Google audience: Google users were largely unimpressed with 'Corporate Animals,' with many finding the humor forced and the story unoriginal. While a small number appreciated the film's willingness to be absurd and gory, the general sentiment was that it failed to deliver a satisfying comedic or horror experience.

Fun Fact

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019 before its wider release.

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Kamurai

Kamurai

Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. This is a movie full of familiar faces, all decent actors and/or funny, but I did stay because I wanted to see what they did with Nasim Pedrad (should have been Jasmine in the live action...

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