Nightcrawler
"The city shines brightest at night."
CrimeDramaThriller
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
🎬 DirectorDan Gilroy
📅 Release2014-10-23
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioSierra/Affinity, Bold Films
🗳 Votes11,589
🔥 Popularity11
💰 Budget$8,500,000
💵 Revenue$47,425,835
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🎭 Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal
Louis Bloom
Riz Ahmed
Rick
Rene Russo
Nina Romina
Bill Paxton
Joe Loder
Kevin Rahm
Frank Kruse
Michael Hyatt
Detective Frontieri
Price Carson
Detective Lieberman
Kent Shocknek
Kent Shocknek
Sharon Tay
Sharon Tay
Ann Cusack
Linda
Carolyn Gilroy
Jenny
Marco Rodríguez
Scrapyard Owner
Michael Papajohn
Security Guard
Jonny Coyne
Pawn Shop Owner
Rick Chambers
KWLA Anchor Ben Waterman
🎥 Crew
Director
Dan Gilroy
Storyboard Artist
Warren Drummond
Technical Advisor
Jaime FitzSimons
Producer
David Lancaster
Editor
John Gilroy
Co-Producer
Stephanie Wilcox
Producer
Jennifer Fox
Producer
Jake Gyllenhaal
Executive Producer
Betsy Danbury
Producer
Tony Gilroy
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💬 Reviews
**Survival of the Batsh!t Craziest** Here we have a sociopath for the digital age. A _Taxi Driver_ for the early 21st Century. Louis Bloom might have been born yesterday, just before taking an online course in Small Business Management, the new way to self-educate, without the petty annoyances of human contact and interaction. Every basic lesson he absorbed is put to the test with the obsessive…
'Nightcrawler' is a neo noir thriller starring a very impressive (and thin) Jake Gyllenhaal which cleverly satirises the media industry's obsession with horror and violence. The poster's correlation with Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Drive' is a very clear choice because they are very similar in how they're made in terms of themes and even soundtrack. The film is also very similar to Martin Scorsese'…
I find it truly amazing that Jake Gyllenhaal did not win nor was even nominated for an Oscar for this stunning performance as Louis Bloom. Makes me wonder how much of who gets nominated and who wins rides on insider politics and not on merit. Or how many Oscar noms and wins are "gifts" in the respect that either an actor has a catalog of wonderful performances and has never won (Henry Fonda comes …
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