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Nightcrawler

Movie · 2014 · 117 min

A cold, queasy plunge into LA nightlife, watching a hollow man turn human suffering into product with unnerving calm.

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2014 film by Dan Gilroy
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Year
2014
Runtime
117 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • ambition
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, neo-noir, thriller
Directed by
Dan Gilroy
Written by
Dan Gilroy
Starring
Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton, Danny Kaye, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Ann Cusack, Kevin Rahm, Eric Lange
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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