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7.4
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7.5

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peter1024
ben103
Critic Ben Croll
rated 8

...an impressively ambitious effort, one part mean Texas thriller, one part middle-age melodrama, and makes for a meta-textual riddle that is almost as pleasurable to reflect on as it to actually watch.

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will24
nfrede2
nfrede2
rated 7

Decent movie, above average acting.

1 year ago
marc93
lauralardy
Laura Lardy
rated 10

L'un des meilleurs films sur le trauma, la veangeance et les regrets

1 year ago

Cast & Crew

Tom Ford
Director
Michael Shannon
As Bobby Andes
Michael Sheen
As Carlos Holt
Jake Gyllenhaal
As Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
Jena Malone
As Sage Ross
Laura Linney
As Anne Sutton
Andrea Riseborough
As Alessia Holt
Amy Adams
As Susan Morrow

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Nocturnal Animals is a 2016 American psychological thriller film directed by Tom Ford. The film tells the story of Susan Morrow, a wealthy art gallery owner who is struggling with her current life and marriage. One day, she receives a package from her ex-husband, Edward, which contains his newly written novel. As she reads the book, she becomes drawn into its violent and dark storyline, which forces her to confront painful memories from their past relationship. The film explores themes of love, cruelty, revenge, and redemption through Susan's journey as she delves deeper into the novel's disturbing narrative. The story within the novel follows Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent when they are targeted by another vehicle on a deserted Texas road at night. As Susan becomes more engrossed in the book, she begins to see parallels between Tony's story and her own life with Edward. The film raises questions about the nature of relationships and how people can hurt those they love. Through Susan's reflections on her past and present circumstances - both within and outside marriage - Nocturnal Animals probes our collective psyche while keeping viewers gripped until its final scenes unfold irreversibly before them!

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Nocturnal Animals was released in theaters on December 9, 2016.