Nocturnal Animals
2016 | 116 min | Drama, Thriller
Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (7.4/10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
74% on Rotten Tomatoes, 67 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.4/10 from 9K viewers
- AwardsBelow par
1 win, 1 other nomination — nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; won Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$29 million worldwide on a $23 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
662K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Tom Ford
- Amy AdamsSusan Morrow
- Jake GyllenhaalTony Hastings / Edward Sheffield
- Michael ShannonBobby Andes
- Aaron Taylor-JohnsonRay Marcus
- Isla FisherLaura Hastings
- Ellie BamberIndia Hastings
- Armie HammerHutton Morrow
- Karl GlusmanLou
- Robert AramayoTurk
- Laura LinneyAnne Sutton