rating 7.9
trailers and stuffDirector: Dan Gilroy
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal Michael Papajohn Marco Rodríguez Bill Paxton James Huang
Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a petty thief in search of a payday when he stumbles onto the scene of a grisly car accident, and witnesses seasoned “Nightcrawler” Joe Loder (Bill Paxton) gathering video footage for a local news broadcast. Convinced that this is a career he could excel at, Lou promptly purchases a police scanner and a cheap video camera, and hits the streets. In short order Lou has hired an assistant (Riz Ahmed) to help him navigate the city streets, and started selling footage to local TV producer Nina (Rene Russo), one of Joe’s regular buyers. A fast learner with an eye for detail, Lou isn’t above manipulating a crime scene in order to get a picture that tells a story. When Lou beats the police to the scene of a deadly home invasion in an affluent neighborhood, however, his shocking footage catches the attention of two homicide detectives who suspect he’s hiding evidence that could be crucial to their investigation. But that very footage may be just what Lou needs to enter the big time..