Ron Decker (Edward Furlong) is voor het eerst veroordeeld voor een aantal drugsdelicten en belandt achter de tralies. Hij komt er al snel achter dat het gevangenisleven ruw en meedogenloos is waar alleen de sterksten overleven. Na een aantal bedreigingen wordt Ron in bescherming genomen door Earl (Willem Dafoe). Earl is een legende in de gevangenis die bij iedereen respect afdwingt en alle regels naar zijn hand weet te zetten. Ondanks hun verschillende achtergronden worden de twee vrienden en proberen ze elkaar te steunen.
Nee, helaas is Animal Factory nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Editing | Kate Williams | Editor |
| Camera | Phil Parmet | Director of Photography |
| Production | Julie Yorn | Producer |
| Directing | Steve Buscemi | Director |
| Production | Steve Buscemi | Producer |
| Sound | John Lurie | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Andrew Stevens | Producer |
| Production | Holly Hagy | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Tim Moore | Line Producer |
| Art | Roswell Hamrick | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adrienne Bearden | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Derek Becker | Key Makeup Artist |
| Writing | John Steppling | Screenplay |
| Art | Donn Warr Lewis | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Production | Barry Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Sherman Ward | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Edward Bunker | Screenplay |
| Production | Danny Trejo | Co-Producer |
| Art | Joseph Siwinski | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Ron Meza | Sound |
| Writing | Edward Bunker | Novel |
| Production | Tim Moore | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Kia Steave-Dickerson | Assistant Property Master |
| Crew | Karen Wainwright | Scenic Artist |
| Production | Allan Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Edward Bunker | Co-Producer |
| Art | Christine Wick | Set Decoration |
| Production | Elie Samaha | Producer |
| Art | Steve Rosenzweig | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Parmet | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharon Potts | On Set Dresser |
| Crew | Kelley Cribben | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | John Rusk | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Tracee Stanley | Co-Producer |
| Art | Morgan Miller | Set Dresser |
| Art | Michael Zadresny | Property Master |
| Sound | Brian Vancho | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Bobby Johanson | ADR Engineer |
| Sound | George McCartin | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Reilly Steele | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Joe Dohner | Foley Recording Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lorraine Crossman | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Warren Shaw | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Sylvia Menno | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | James H. Nau | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Steven Visscher | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Matt Casale | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Warren Shaw | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roseanne Fiedler | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | James Marchione | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Gregory Michael Barna | Boom Operator |
| Sound | David Boulton | ADR Engineer |
| Sound | Ryan Collison | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Ye Zhang | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Daniel Ward | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Wahnon | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jac Rubenstein | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Michael Kleiman | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Directing | Lee Davis | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Georgianne Walken | Casting |
| Sound | Lynn Geller | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Charles Page | Stunts |
| Production | Sheila Jaffe | Casting |
| Editing | Tina Pacheco | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Jon Pearlman | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Marinakis | Key Hair Stylist |
| Sound | Lisa J. Levine | ADR Editor |
| Production | Maureen Norton | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Sound | Nic Ratner | Music Editor |
| Production | Harriet Snyder | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Bob Coletti | Stunts |
| Crew | Elliot Santiago | Stunts |
| Camera | Mike O'Shea Jr. | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Michael Leonard | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Visual Effects | Jeffrey Cox | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Kristin Hogan-McLaughlin | Extras Casting |
| Production | Susan Gish | Extras Casting |
| Production | Dale King | Executive Producer |
| Crew | John Perretti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Mike O'Shea Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Production | Sam Gish | Extras Casting |
