Animals: Kidnappers Explained

Ben Affleck's Netflix thriller reveals small business owners kidnapped Mark Kimball's son over environmental law.

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Oct 9, 2026

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Animals: Kidnappers Explained

Ben Affleck's Netflix thriller reveals small business owners kidnapped Mark Kimball's son over environmental law.

In brief

Ben Affleck's Netflix thriller reveals small business owners kidnapped Mark Kimball's son over environmental law. Ben Affleck's Netflix movie 'Animals' shows small business owners who lost their businesses due to Mark Kimball's environmental law kidnapping his son. Originally reported by SlashFilm.

Ben Affleck's Netflix thriller

Ben Affleck returns to directing after his 2010 crime thriller The Town with a new Netflix movie Animals.

Mark Kimball's kidnapping plot

Mark Kimball, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and lawyer, has his son taken captive by kidnappers.

Kidnappers' identity revealed

Kidnappers' identity revealed

The kidnappers are small business owners who lost their businesses due to Mark Kimball's Environmental Action Act.

James Bureaux leads kidnappers

James Bureaux, played by Mark Gerald, is the lead kidnapper who lost his business due to the Environmental Action Act.

Kidnappers' motivation

The kidnappers kidnapped Mark Kimball's son to retaliate for the Environmental Action Act that shut down small businesses.

Final confrontation

James Bureaux is shot by Hector's father after kidnapping Mark Kimball's son.

The big picture

Ben Affleck's Netflix movie 'Animals' shows small business owners who lost their businesses due to Mark Kimball's environmental law kidnapping his son.

Read the original on SlashFilm

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