Nightcrawler

About Nightcrawler

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A.

Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler is a 2014 crime thriller film. Its themes are home invasion, frantic, journalism, and sociopath.

Jake Gyllenhaal takes the lead as Louis Bloom, Rene Russo as Nina Romina, Riz Ahmed as Rick, and Bill Paxton as Joe Loder. Released in October 2014, it runs 118 minutes.

The screenplay is by Dan Gilroy. Produced by Bold Films. In the United States it streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.

The Silence of the Lambs, The Call, and Manhunter make useful companions to Nightcrawler, all filed under murder, neo-noir, and psychological thriller. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 12,241 votes and it carries a R rating.