Nightcrawler

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Nightcrawler

R

2014

1h 57m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Los Angeles denizen Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) survives by scavenging and petty theft. He stumbles into a new career as a cameraman and -- armed with a camcorder and police scanner -- begins nocturnal forays across the city in search of shocking and grisly crimes. When he catches the eye of a shopworn news director (Rene Russo) who welcomes the chance to raise her station's ratings, Louis goes to increasingly greater lengths to catch the "money shot."

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Critics Consensus

Restless, visually sleek, and powered by a lithe star performance from Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler offers dark, thought-provoking thrills.

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Shadow and Act Staff

Shadow and Act

09/13/2022

Although I was able to put aside my knowledge that nothing occurring in this film would happen in reality, there are moments in the film where I was pulled out of it...

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

03/07/2017

Intriguing, unnerving and haunting.

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Emily St. James

Vox

09/26/2016

Nightcrawler, on its surface, is a relatively straightforward thriller, built around a slightly improbable but very effective main character, a man who starts as an antihero and plunges straight ahead toward villainy.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 23

4/5

In a movie like this, our own voyeurism and curiosity takes over and we find ourselves enraptured in what we see, even if it is wrong and against our usual likes, dislikes, morals, or beliefs.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

12/23/2024

5/5

Much like the satirical Network, Nightcrawler is the type of thriller that makes audiences think about things as the film moves along, frame by frame, into the Los Angeles underbelly late at night.

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Calum Cooper

Movie Marker

09/26/2024

5/5

A riveting, rich and masterfully assembled work of film noir, its gripping commentary and visuals are surpassed only by Gyllenhaal’s tremendous performance.

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Issa S

@TheStudiousOwl 5d

While the movie remains riveting throughout the entirety of its 2 hour runtime, I feel that it falls flat on building characters that compel the watcher to truly care. Whether that stem from the lack of knowledge about our protagonist or flat fallen side characters that you grow to love despite that.

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Duane M

@Duanedabath Jan 9

A razor's edge satire you'll be so busy being enthralled by you won't even notice the adrenaline shot of righteous anger.

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Guillermo A

@Guillermo.Almeida Jan 8

Perfect demonstration of the human being being guided by the purest "ambition/ego". Jake with a performance that demonstrates commitment from the simple appearance (he achieves everything without limit).

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kwazikwenkosi s

@BuggyDclownvsGoDUssop Jan 3

I personally enjoyed the movie and again Jake's performance is something not to be overlooked. The depth in which human nature,particularly how obssesion can drive a man to go extra hieghts in every field. As seen when Lou goes beyond the norms of just being a vidoegrapher to staging the whole event. He has the traits that can either make a man or break him, his idea of being independent is shown when he says "I would never ask you to do anything I wouldn't do myself". Above all, the film is a well directed by Dan Gilroy. At one point, as a watcherI thought that Lou might end up in jail in which that was not the case. The movie is so unpredictable, keeps you guessing and locked into detail.

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Anthony W

Dec 22

I genuinely don't get the hype around this movie. It's annoying with too much hand held camera and Jakes character is so irritating that you will him to have a miserable ending which doesn't happen. His performance is fine but overall 'Nightcrawler' left me cold.

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Billy C

@bcassini13 Dec 19

Jake's greatest performance. Absolutely chilling. All around amazing movie

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Synopsis

Los Angeles denizen Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) survives by scavenging and petty theft. He stumbles into a new career as a cameraman and -- armed with a camcorder and police scanner -- begins nocturnal forays across the city in search of shocking and grisly crimes. When he catches the eye of a shopworn news director (Rene Russo) who welcomes the chance to raise her station's ratings, Louis goes to increasingly greater lengths to catch the "money shot."

Director: Dan Gilroy
Producer: Michel Litvak, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy
Screenwriter: Dan Gilroy
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Bold Films
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Images|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2014, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Dec 5, 2014
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 27, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.4M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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