FILM

Nightcrawler

Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal), a driven and intense young man desperate for work, discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling—where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Nina (Rene Russo), a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.

Nightcrawler
Cast:

Jake Gyllenhaal
Rene Russo
Riz Ahmed
Bill Paxton

Director:
Dan Gilroy

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

Written by:
Dan Gilroy

Distributor:
Open Road Films (US), Entertainment One (UK)

Budget:
$8.5 million

Box Office:
$35.1 million

Awards:

AFI Award for Movie of the Year (2014)
Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama - Jake Gyllenhaal (2014)
Oscar Nominated Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - Dan Gilroy (2014)



Metacritic Score:
76%

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
95%