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Nightcrawler
2014
· Movie
· 117 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #508
- IMDb #518
- Google retired #1385
- Rotten Tomatoes #483
- Metacritic #559
- Letterboxd #509
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #373
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #998
- Metacritic Critics #919
- Metacritic Audience #220
- Criticker #327
- Douban #411
- Kinopoisk #1527
- AlloCiné #360
- Trakt #406
Every rating
67–95
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95.
See the most agreed on films →A driven and ambitious man stumbles into the nocturnal world of freelance crime journalism in Los Angeles. He begins filming graphic accident and crime scenes, selling the footage to news stations. His hunger for success leads him to increasingly unethical methods, blurring the line between observer and participant in the city's dark underbelly.
Details
- Director
- Dan Gilroy
- Writer
- Dan Gilroy
- Studio
- Sierra/Affinity, Bold Films
- Released
- 23 October 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $8.5M
- Box office
- $47.4M
- Awards
- 22 wins, 53 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 75 →2 major awards won · 22 wins from 75 nominations across 39 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2015 | Best First Feature | Dan Gilroy, Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster and Michel Litvak | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2015 | Best Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2015 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Kevin Kavanaugh | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Picture | Nightcrawler | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2015 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best First Feature | Dan Gilroy, Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster and Michel Litvak | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Winner |
| Best Editing | John Gilroy | Nominee |
| Best Male Lead | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male | Riz Ahmed | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nightcrawler | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Kevin Kavanaugh | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Jennifer Fox and Tony Gilroy | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
9 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Elswit | Winner |
| Best Director | Dan Gilroy | Winner |
| Best Film | Nightcrawler | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Winner |
| Best Score | James Newton Howard | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rene Russo | Winner |
| Best Editing | John Gilroy | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Riz Ahmed | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Winner |
| Best First Film | Dan Gilroy | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Winner |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Nightcrawler | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Elswit | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nightcrawler | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Rene Russo | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Best Thriller Film | Nightcrawler | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Winner |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Movies of the Year | Nightcrawler | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Filmmaker | Dan Gilroy | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Nightcrawler | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Debut Director | Dan Gilroy | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Variety 's 10 Directors to Watch | Dan Gilroy | Winner |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Rene Russo | Nominee |
| Best Editing | John Gilroy | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dan Gilroy | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
4 nominations
| Actor of the Year | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Nightcrawler | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Dan Gilroy | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Riz Ahmed | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
3 nominations
| Audience Award | Nightcrawler | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Actor | Riz Ahmed | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Director | Dan Gilroy | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Dan Gilroy | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rene Russo | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nightcrawler | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Best First Feature | Dan Gilroy | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | John Gilroy | Nominee |
Australian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best International Film (English Language) | Nightcrawler | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Film Performance of the Year – Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
Dublin Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Academy
1 nomination
| Best International Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
Location Managers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film | Curtis Collins and Mike Brewer | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild
1 nomination
| Best Contemporary Make-Up, Film | Donald Mowat and Malanie Romero | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Rene Russo | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |