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Nocturnal Animals

  • 2016
  • R
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal in Nocturnal Animals (2016)
An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.
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A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.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
    • Austin Wright
  • Stars
    • Amy Adams
    • Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Michael Shannon
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    328K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,026
    113
    • Director
      • Tom Ford
    • Writers
      • Tom Ford
      • Austin Wright
    • Stars
      • Amy Adams
      • Jake Gyllenhaal
      • Michael Shannon
    • 910User reviews
    • 458Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 21 wins & 154 nominations total

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    Amy Adams
    Amy Adams
    • Susan Morrow
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Tony Hastings…
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Bobby Andes
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    • Ray Marcus
    Isla Fisher
    Isla Fisher
    • Laura Hastings
    Ellie Bamber
    Ellie Bamber
    • India Hastings
    Armie Hammer
    Armie Hammer
    • Hutton Morrow
    Karl Glusman
    Karl Glusman
    • Lou
    Robert Aramayo
    Robert Aramayo
    • Turk
    • (as Rob Aramayo)
    Laura Linney
    Laura Linney
    • Anne Sutton
    Andrea Riseborough
    Andrea Riseborough
    • Alessia
    Michael Sheen
    Michael Sheen
    • Carlos
    Bobbi Salvör Menuez
    Bobbi Salvör Menuez
    • Samantha Morrow
    • (as India Menuez)
    Imogen Waterhouse
    • Chloe
    Franco Vega
    Franco Vega
    • Driver
    Zawe Ashton
    Zawe Ashton
    • Alex
    Evie Pree
    • TV Woman #1
    • (voice)
    Beth Ditto
    Beth Ditto
    • TV Woman #2
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Tom Ford
    • Writers
      • Tom Ford
      • Austin Wright
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Although he is known as a fashion designer, director Tom Ford chose to leave the costuming in the film strictly to the costume designer. Not a single Tom Ford product appears in the film, as Ford "didn't want a commercial."
    • Goofs
      Tony fires the pistol, a Sig Sauer P226 semi-automatic 9mm, twice and is then knocked out by the dying man he shot. The hammer on a P226 cocks and remains cocked after each round is fired, but when Tony wakes up the next morning the hammer is down. There is no way that could have happened; the hammer should have remain cocked.
    • Quotes

      Edward Sheffield: [to Susan] When you love someone you have to be careful with it, you might never get it again.

    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 16 October 2016 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Baudelaire
      Written and Performed by Serge Gainsbourg
      Courtesy of Mercury France
      Under License from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews910

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    8/10

    Great movie

    You have to watch this movie without thinking it's going to follow a stereo typical Hollywood pattern. It that really has a darkened effect on the audience and Ford has done an excellent job at attacking the mind
    • jack-blair
    • Oct 17, 2018
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    • Release date
      • December 9, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Animales nocturnos
    • Filming locations
      • The Trap Bar - 2822 E Avenue I, Lancaster, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Focus Features
      • Fade to Black Productions
      • Artina Films
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    • Budget
      • $22,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,663,357
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $492,648
      • Nov 20, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,311,857
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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