Animal Kingdom

Seventeen-year-old Josh is in the process of becoming initiated into a gang of armed robbers known as the Cody brothers.... (more)

Seventeen-year-old Josh is in the process of becoming initiated into a gang of armed robbers known as the Cody brothers. Josh quickly comes to believe that he is a player in this world, but soon discovers that the entire situation is far larger and more menacing than he could ever imagine. Meanwhile, senior police officer Nathan Leckie recognizes that Josh's youth and inexperience may prove to be the key to finally conquering the Codys. He hopes to lure him into the fold after the death of a partner. (less)

When his mother dies of a heroin overdose, seventeen-year-old Joshua 'J' Cody moves in with his estranged relatives in a... (more)

When his mother dies of a heroin overdose, seventeen-year-old Joshua 'J' Cody moves in with his estranged relatives in a Southern California beach town. Heading up their petty crime dynasty are J's manipulative grandmother, Janine 'Smurf' Cody, whose iron-fisted, velvet-gloved tough love controls her four sons; adopted right-hand man 'Baz'; intense, mentally disturbed Pope; tough, hyperactive Craig; and troubled 'baby,' Deran. (less)