Product Information
Ambitious young crime journalist Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhall) probes the dark underbelly of L.A. in this cynical urban drama that marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Dan Gilroy (REAL STEAL, THE BOURNE LEGACY).Product Identifiers
ProducerMichel Litvak, Jennifer Fox, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Tony Gilroy
EAN5030305518547
eBay Product ID (ePID)2319602262
Product Key Features
ActorRene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton, Jake Gyllenhaal
Film/TV TitleNightcrawler
DirectorDan Gilroy
LanguageEnglish
Run Time117 Mins
Release Year2015
FormatDVD
FeaturesMaking Of\Audio Commentary
GenrePsychological, Thriller
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Additional InformationAn ambitious young crime journalist probes the dark underbelly of L.A. in this cynical urban drama that marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Dan Gilroy (REAL STEAL, THE BOURNE LEGACY). Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhall) is a petty thief in search of a payday when he stumbles onto the scene of a grisly car accident, and witnesses seasoned 'Nightcrawler' Joe Loder (Bill Paxton) gathering video footage for the local news broadcast. Convinced that this is a career he could excel at, Lou promptly purchases a police scanner and a cheap video camera, and hits the streets. In short order Lou has hired an assistant (Riz Ahmed) to help him navigate the city streets, and started selling footage to local TV producer Nina (Rene Russo), one of Joe's regular buyers. As fast learner with an eye for detail, Lou isn't above manipulating a crime scene in order to get a picture that tells a story. When Lou beats the police to the scenes of a deadly home invasion in an affluent neighbourhood, however, his shocking footage catches the attention of two homicide detectives who suspect he's hiding evidence that could be crucial to their investigation. Meanwhile, that footage may be just what Lou needs to enter the big time.
ReviewsIndependent - NIGHTCRAWLER deliberately blurs the lines between David Cronenberg-like satire, crime thriller and horror. It also poses as a twisted version of the traditional story about the all-American entrepreneur, trying to get ahead any way he can., Film4 - NIGHTCRAWLER would be worth seeing for Jake Gyllenhaal's performance alone, but it's also a gripping and entertaining deep-dive into a nocturnal world of ruthless opportunism as well as a deliciously caustic satire on moral responsibility.
ScreenwriterDan Gilroy
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleNightcrawler
Consumer AdviceContains strong bloody crime scene detail and strong language