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.
Jake Gyllenhaal
Rene Russo
Riz Ahmed
Bill Paxton
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)
$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%