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Nocturnal Animals

Movie · 2016 · 116 min

A stylish, unsettling puzzle that intertwines a revenge thriller with a bitter relationship autopsy, demanding emotional endurance.

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2016 film directed by Tom Ford
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Year
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Runtime
116 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, rape and revenge
Directed by
Tom Ford
Written by
Tom Ford
Starring
Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Isla Fisher, Laura Linney, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Sheen, Michael Shannon, Armie Hammer
Music
Abel Korzeniowski
Cinematography
Seamus McGarvey
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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