88 votes and 24 Reviews

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Rotten Tomatoes® Score 95%

86%

In Theaters: October 31, 2014

R | 1h 57m | Thriller

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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.

Director: Dan Gilroy

Studio: Open Road Films

Producer(s): David Lancaster, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Fox, Michel Litvak, Tony Gilroy

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton, Rene Russo

Writer(s): Dan Gilroy

Official Site: nightcrawlerfilm.com

88 votes and 24 Reviews

| Write a Review

Rotten Tomatoes® Score 95%

86%

In Theaters: October 31, 2014

R | 1h 57m | Thriller

  Watch Trailer

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.

Rotten Tomatoes® Score 95%

86%

In Theaters: October 31, 2014

R | 1h 57m | Thriller

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.