20161h 56mDir. Tom Ford

Nocturnal Animals

Name: Nocturnal Animals
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2016-11-04
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher

“When you love someone you can't just throw it away.”

DramaThriller

5.0 / 5.0

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1st Half: 5.0 ★vs2nd Half: 5.0 ★

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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.

Starring:Amy Adams,Jake Gyllenhaal,Michael Shannon,Aaron Taylor-Johnson,Isla Fisher

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Amy Adams

Susan Morrow

Jake Gyllenhaal

Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield

Michael Shannon

Bobby Andes

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Ray Marcus

Isla Fisher

Laura Hastings

Ellie Bamber

India Hastings

Armie Hammer

Hutton Morrow

Karl Glusman

Lou

Robert Aramayo

Turk

Laura Linney

Anne Sutton

Andrea Riseborough

Alessia

Michael Sheen

Carlos

Key Production Crew

Director

Tom Ford

Screenplay & Writers

Tom Ford, Austin Wright

Cinematography

Seamus McGarvey

Original Score

Abel Korzeniowski

Producers

Robert Salerno, Tom Ford

Film Details

Budget$22,500,000

Box Office Revenue$29,300,000

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Fade To BlackArtina FilmsFocus FeaturesTom FordPerfect World Pictures

Keywords & Themes

#based on novel or book#cheating#parent child relationship#hostage#insomnia#cowardice#flashback#revenge#murder#cancer

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

5.0

Stunning. Tom Ford and his team, both infront of and behind the camera, have combined to craft a film of exquisite beauty, topped with a fabulous score that is both sparse and sumptuous. Two star-crossed lovers mar...

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