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Nightcrawler

Crime thriller about a driven young man who enters the shady world of TV journalism. He soon discovers that he has got the business acumen to obtain the best crime footage in LA.

Desperate for work, Louis Bloom finds himself falling head first in to the shady world of crime journalism. He quickly develops a taste for the profession and discovers that he has got both the business acumen and, most importantly of all, a strong enough stomach, to fend off his rivals in an effort to obtain the best crime and accident footage in LA.

1 hour, 51 minutes

Last on

Fri 5 Feb 202123:20

Credits

RoleContributor
Louis BloomJake Gyllenhaal
Nina RominaRene Russo
RickRiz Ahmed
Joe LoderBill Paxton
Frank KruseKevin Rahm
LindaAnn Cusack
Detective FrontieriMichael Hyatt
Detective LiebermanPrice Carson
WriterDan Gilroy
DirectorDan Gilroy

Broadcasts

  • Sat 6 May 201721:00
  • Sun 5 Aug 201822:00
  • Fri 15 Feb 201923:05
  • Sun 9 Feb 202023:15
  • Fri 5 Feb 202123:20

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