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Nightcrawler

Play trailer 2:23 Poster for Nightcrawler R Released Oct 31, 2014 1h 57m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review Dwight Brown National Newspaper Publishers Association Intriguing, unnerving and haunting. Mar 7, 2017 Full Review 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 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 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. Rated: 4/5 Jul 23, 2025 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Maria Q Indulge in the enigmatic charm of Gyllenhaal portraying an oddly likable sociopath, coupled with dark humor and a riveting yet straightforward plot. Nightcrawler isn't just a movie; it's a gift you give yourself, with a runtime that flies by. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/25 Full Review Wessam A. Really good movie. Gylenhall is at his best. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/06/25 Full Review Richard P Just as we think things will snap into reality, Gilroy delves deeper into the surreal - working the satire with light taps to start, and ending with the thud of a hammer. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/02/25 Full Review Cameron B Beneath Nightcrawler’s outward critique of the media’s desperate need to see and record human atrocity for mass ratings, there’s a more disturbing character study about Gyllenhaal’s fascinating and fantastically played psychopath. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/25 Full Review David L 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 out of 5 stars 10/01/25 Full Review Ron J Indulge in the enigmatic charm of Gyllenhaal portraying an oddly likable sociopath, coupled with dark humor and a riveting yet straightforward plot. Nightcrawler isn't just a movie; it's a gift you give yourself, with a runtime that flies by Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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