Streaming Movie of the Week: Nightcrawler

This week’s Streaming Movie of the Week: Nightcrawler.

Nightcrawler is a story about freelance L.A. crime journalism crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem.

NIGHTCRAWLER is a thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling – where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, and Riz Ahmed.

More Cord-Cutting movies and TV shows: What’s On.

Streaming Movie of the Week: Nightcrawler

Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes – All Critics: 95%
Rotten Tomatoes – Audience Score: 85%
IMBD – 7.9/10

Oscar Nominations

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Taglines

The City Shines Brightest at Night.

The closer you look the darker it gets.

By The Numbers…

Release Date: October 31, 2014
Running Time: 1h 58min
Rating: R
US Theater Sales: $32,381,218
Worldwide Theater Sales: $50,334,418
Budget: $8,500,000 (estimated)