Nocturnal Animals

Theatrical - Wide 2016-12-09

Cast Jake Gyllenhaal Amy Adams Michael Shannon Isla Fisher Aaron Taylor-Johnson Armie Hammer
Directed by Tom Ford
Written by Tom Ford

Genres: Drama Thriller

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9/10

Synopsis

Based on the 1993 book, TONY AND SUSAN, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS is a tantalizing thriller about a woman, Susan, who receives a manuscript written by her ex-husband, Edward. We watch the story about a family terrorized by hoodlums on the highway unfold... See more as Susan reads along, wondering what it could all possibly mean.

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Nocturnal Animals (Movie Review)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: Years after divorcing her first husband Edward (Jake Gyllenhaal), Susan Morrow (Amy Adams) receives a manuscript from him that shakes her to the core and forces her to reevaluate the choices made in her life. REVIEW: Seven years is...

Nocturnal Animals (TIFF Review)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: An unhappy art gallery owner (Amy Adams) finds herself obsessed by the manuscript of a novel by her ex-husband (Jake Gyllenhaal) which tells the story of a man (also Gyllenhaal) seeking revenge on the gang of thugs who violently...

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