When you love someone you can’t just throw it away
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Ellie Bamber, Arnie Hammer |
| Director |
Tom Ford |
| Screenplay | Tom Ford, from the novel by Austin Wright |
| Music | Abel Korzeniowski |
| Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
| Editing | Joan Sobel |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2016 |
| Produced by | Artina Films, Fade to Black Productions, Focus Features, Universal Pictures |
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| Genre | Thriller |
| Language | Frequent and strong impact |
| Nudity | Infrequent, non-sexual, low impact |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Frequent, psychological and strong |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
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| R: Restricted | Rated R for violence, menace, graphic nudity, and language |
| Runtime | 116 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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| Suggested age limit 17 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Shingai Darangwa  Neo-noir psychological thriller defies limits. | 15 |  |
| Cape Times Unknown | 15 | |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy While it certainly won’t be for all viewers (the opening shot of the dancing ladies will quickly determine that), I found Nocturnal Animals fascinating to watch as its meticulously plotted tale of revenge unfolded, maybe not as I initially imagined it in my head, but certainly in a more than satisfactory way. | 15 | |
| Metacritic.com 45 critics | 13 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 228 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Well-acted and lovely to look at, Nocturnal Animals further underscores writer-director Tom Ford’s distinctive visual and narrative skill. | 15 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 14 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Stylish, stylized, remote drama is violent, intense. | 10 |  |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 264 users | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 25197 users | 13 | |
| Internet 94415 Netizens Mesmerizing visuals with thriller. | 15 | |
Average .. 70% | 14 | |