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Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

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Nocturnal Animals

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

2016

1h 56m

7.4(8348 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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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Production Companies

Artina Films

Focus Features

Perfect World Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Amy Adams

Amy Adams

Susan Morrow

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Bobby Andes

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Ray Marcus

Isla Fisher

Isla Fisher

Laura Hastings

Ellie Bamber

Ellie Bamber

India Hastings

Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer

Hutton Morrow

Karl Glusman

Karl Glusman

Lou

Robert Aramayo

Robert Aramayo

Turk

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Anne Sutton

Creative team

Directed by: Tom Ford
Written by: Tom Ford
Produced by: Tom Ford
Robert Salerno

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