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 by), Austin Wright (novel)

Stars:

Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 144 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
Bobbi Salvör Menuez	...	Samantha Morrow (as India Menuez)
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 | loss of wife | abortion | based on novel | manuscript | 

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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 USA:

$492,648, 20 November 2016

Gross USA:

$10,663,357

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$30,311,857

Company Credits

Production Co:

Focus Features, Fade to Black Productions, Artina Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is the second film written and directed by fashion designer Tom Ford after A Single Man (2009).

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Goofs

The phone number on Edward's note accompanying the manuscript has a (323) area code. This is a Los Angeles area code. Supposedly, Edward lives in Dallas and presumably has for quite some time.

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Quotes

Susan Morrow: Why are you so driven to write?
Edward Sheffield: I guess it's a way of keeping things alive. You know, saving things that will eventually die. If I write it down, then... it'll last forever.

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Connections

Referenced in Film 2017: Episode #45.8 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Baudelaire
Written and Performed by Serge Gainsbourg
Courtesy of Mercury France
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

When you love Movies you have to be careful with them, you might never get 'em again.

So I just Finished Nocturnal Animals and to put as bluntly as possible I absolutely loved it and it might end up being one of my top 10 favorite movie of the year. Well it's basically two movies in one. One half appeals to my lust for grim blood soaked, dark genre fare while the other half plays like an interpersonal glossy drama that's just as compelling. Both feel as if they could hold entire films in their own right and grabbed me till the very end. It's much better if you go in cold so I won't really say much more but if you love a good thriller, crime drama or just good film making in general and it's playing near you please do yourself a favor and let Mr Tom Ford take you on a trip through some movie magic.