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2014 · 118 min · R

Nightcrawler

Directed by Dan Gilroy · Crime, Drama, Thriller

Nightcrawler (2014) is a Crime film, directed by Dan Gilroy set in Los Angeles during the 2010s. It runs 118 minutes and is rated R.

A neo noir, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of greed & ambition and consumerism / capitalism run throughout.

Composer
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Cast
Jake GyllenhaalRene RussoRiz AhmedBill PaxtonKevin RahmMichael HyattPrice CarsonAnn Cusack

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Los Angeles
Setting
Urban
When
2010s

Premise & themes

Premise
Neo Noir
Themes
Greed & AmbitionConsumerism / Capitalism
Tone
BleakTenseSatirical

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadAntihero
Pacing
Propulsive
Based on
Pure Fiction

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