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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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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John Flickinger

The Flick Pick (Youtube)

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.

Mar 25, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It’s such a creepy, tense, and efficient crime/psychological thriller.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Hailee B

This movie was recommended to me by my for you page on TikTok, I had to come and check it out too see if it was good. My overall thought of the movie is 3/5 stars Lou def gave me the creep vibes 1000%, but damn RIP to rick I thought he was going make it all the way through was not expecting that. The only thing I did dislike was how much Lou yapped like damnnn shhh lol and he was very selfish in getting what he wanted.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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Ethan H

A creative and entertaining film that has the exact vibes of American Psycho with it's humor.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Joaquin M

A perfectly crafted psychological thriller.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Celso O

Execelente filme, otima atuação e um paralelo com a realidade que é importante refletir sobre.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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Michael P

You might be thinking that you are witnessing another instalment of The Joker. These comparisons are not surreal, in fact Gyllenhaal and Phoenix share many similarities. Both are infectious albeit disturbed and reckless. Nightwalker ranks highly in the action genre but is consumed by the narcissistic main character brilliantly portrayed by Gyllenhaal. Disturbed yes but the most watchable movie I’ve enjoyed for so long. But that’s the Gyllenhaal family with super talented brother and sister taking centre stage. Lots of action and car pursuits but this is not your average American installmet. Do yourself a favour, don’t miss this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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Audience Member

The only thrill I got from this movie as I watched it is knowing it's one more minute closer to its end. Accurate to its description of "bleak". This movie has convinced me to lose faith in humanity's ethical integrity and instead has strengthened the possibility of what a man will do in pursuit of selfish interest. If not for Jake Gyllenhaal's acting, I would give this movie 0 stars. How the movie received an Oscar Nomination is beyond me.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/26/24

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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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