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Nocturnal Animals (2016)

R · 2016-11-04 · 1h 57m · EN
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When you love someone you can't just throw it away.

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.

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Tom FordDirector
Budget
$22.5M
Box office
$29.3M

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Jake GyllenhaalJake GyllenhaalEdward Sheffield / Tony HastingsAmy AdamsAmy AdamsSusan MorrowAaron Taylor-JohnsonAaron Taylor-JohnsonRay MarcusMichael ShannonMichael ShannonBobby AndesIsla FisherIsla FisherLaura HastingsEllie BamberEllie BamberIndia HastingsArmie HammerArmie HammerHutton MorrowZawe AshtonZawe AshtonAlexLaura LinneyLaura LinneyAnne SuttonKarl GlusmanKarl GlusmanLou BatesRobert AramayoRobert AramayoSteve 'Turk' AdamsAndrea RiseboroughAndrea RiseboroughAlessia Holt

Keywords

Based on novel or bookRevengeCancerParent child relationshipEx-husband ex-wife relationshipHostageFlashbackArtWriterOverbearing motherStory within the storyNovelistCarjackingLung cancer

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · DramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Revenge · CancerDialogue densityDramaDirector preference149905Actor preference7751 · 6794 · 1383Country preferenceUs

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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.

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Nocturnal Animals has a runtime of 117 minutes.

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