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Nightcrawler

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Original title

Nightcrawler

Year

2014

Running time

113 min.

Country

United States

Director

Dan Gilroy

Screenwriter

Dan Gilroy

Cast

Music

James Newton Howard

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Producer

Bold Films. Distributor: Open Road Films

Genre

Thriller | Crime. Journalism. Television. Psychological Thriller

Synopsis

A young man stumbles upon the underground world of L.A. freelance crime journalism. Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) is not having much luck with his job search. After witnessing an accident, he quickly finds himself caught up in the underground and nocturnal world of freelance crime journalism, scouring Los Angeles for gruesome crime-scene footage. Lou becomes entranced with this world and quickly progresses in the field, even beating the police to crime scenes. However, he begins taking risky liberties—including moving bodies to get a better shot. He finds himself in trouble with the law when he is accused of withholding information from the police in order to catch a murderer himself.

Rankings Position

#147 Best Thrillers in the history of film

Awards: 2014: Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Original Screenplay

2014: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Leading Actor Drama (Jake Gyllenhaal)

2014: BAFTA Awards: 4 Nominations including Best Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal)

2014: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

2014: Independent Spirit Awards: Best First Feature and Screenplay

2014: Gotham Awards: 2 nominations, including Best New Director

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9 My Top 10 Movies from 2014 (648)
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84 My Top 10 Movies from 2015 (44)

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