Nocturnal Animals (2016)

A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.

Director:

Tom Ford

Writers:

Tom Ford (screenplay), Austin Wright (novel)

Stars:

Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 128 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amy Adams	...	Susan Morrow
Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield
Michael Shannon	...	Bobby Andes
Aaron Taylor-Johnson	...	Ray Marcus
Isla Fisher	...	Laura Hastings
Ellie Bamber	...	India Hastings
Armie Hammer	...	Hutton Morrow
Karl Glusman	...	Lou
Robert Aramayo	...	Turk
Laura Linney	...	Anne Sutton
Andrea Riseborough	...	Alessia
Michael Sheen	...	Carlos
India Menuez	...	Samantha Morrow
Imogen Waterhouse	...	Chloe
Franco Vega	...	Driver

Storyline

A "story inside a story," in which the first part follows a woman named Susan who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second element follows the actual manuscript, called "Nocturnal Animals," which revolves around a man whose family vacation turns violent and deadly. It also continues to follow the story of Susan, who finds herself recalling her first marriage and confronting some dark truths about herself.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | female full frontal nudity | based on novel | manuscript | grief | 

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Taglines:

When you love someone you can't just throw it away

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, menace, graphic nudity, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tony and Susan

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$492,648 (USA) (18 November 2016)

Gross:

$10,639,114 (USA) (20 January 2017)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Focus Features, Fade to Black Productions, Artina Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally, Tom Ford intended to make two films based on Wright's novel: one which departed from the source's original story, and another which stuck to it.

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Quotes

Tony Hastings: What we're gonna do?
Bobby Andes: It's a question of how serious you are about seeing justice done.

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Connections

Featured in Conan: Jake Gyllenhaal/Ronda Rousey/Robert Glasper Experiment (2016)

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Soundtracks

Turning My World Around
Written and Performed by Mick Lister & Giles Edward Palmer
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

One of a kind experience.

Easily the best film I have seen this year. Great performance by all the actors, fantastic plot with a lot of deep meaning and a very atmospheric soundtrack. It's a very unique film. It reminds me of Basic Instinct but without the sex and drugs. It looks like a 90s masterpiece brought from back in time, a solid prove that Tom Ford is a great director.

True love comes once in a lifetime, and we rarely get a second chance. This film is about revenge and personal progress in life, Its about how the decisions of the past can haunt our lives in the future and how the pain we cause to others always comes back to us. This movie sends a strong message to the people who easily give up on other people and never give them a fair chance to shine.

I can't understand why some people rated this movie 1/10, just the performance of the actors and the soundtrack of the film should be enough to give it a solid 5.