Nightcrawler

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Nightcrawler

R

Released Oct 31, 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

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...

Sep 13, 2022

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

Intriguing, unnerving and haunting.

Mar 7, 2017

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Emily St. James

Vox

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.

Sep 26, 2016

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

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.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 23, 2024

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Calum Cooper

Movie Marker

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

Rated: 5/5

Sep 26, 2024

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

The second half of this film is some of the most tense filmmaking I’ve seen in many years...

Jun 17, 2024

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Audience Member

a really nice watch but very depressing

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/06/25

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BingBong B

I think the movie is all about louis bloom who was actually shot in the first scene where he tries to do something with the cop. This is just the things he imagine what things could have be if he had a different life thats why we see the watches change, the cars he drove change, his mannerism when we observe him it goes from soulless ,trying, and genuine. I think he was realizing how he viewed himself and how others viewed him.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/25

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Landen D

Weird but interesting

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Audience Member

One of the best words to describe this movie is 'unnerving'. The intensity is great. Jake Gyllenhaal is aways great. Someone said his acting is one dimensional but they must not watch a lot of his stuff. He has great range in his acting. For example 'Road House' and 'Southpaw' to 'October Sky', 'Prisoners', 'The Covenant'. He's certainly one dimensional. The acting from everyone was great and the story is great and the cinematography is great. Very entertaining!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

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Luis R

One of Jake’s best movies. A villain who you think is the hero.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Stephen L

"Nightcrawler" is a razor-sharp, unnerving thriller that dissects media sensationalism with brutal precision. Jake Gyllenhaal’s mesmerizing performance as Lou Bloom elevates the film, portraying a character whose relentless ambition and moral vacancy make him both fascinating and terrifying. Director Dan Gilroy crafts a tense, visually striking descent into the underbelly of crime journalism, where ethics are sacrificed for profit. While its themes are blunt, the film’s execution is sharp, making "Nightcrawler" a gripping and unsettling critique of modern media culture.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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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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