The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
Errol Morris interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to create eccentric worlds from their unique obsessions, all of which involve animals: a lion tamer shares his theories on the mental processes of wild animals; a topiary gardener devotes a lifetime to shaping bears and giraffes out of hedges and trees; a man fascinated with hairless mole rats; and an MIT scientist who has designed complex, autonomous robots that can crawl like bugs.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
48 audience votes
Key crew
- Errol MorrisDirector
Cast
- Dave HooverHimself (Wild Animal Trainer)
- George MendonçaHimself (Topiary Gardener)
- Raymond A. MendezHimself (Mole-Rat Specialist) (as Ray Mendez)
- Rodney BrooksHimself - Robot Scientist