Review of Nightcrawler (2014) by Eric Kohn for indieWire — 30 Oct 2014

Gyllenhaal delivers his best performance to date.

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This review of Nightcrawler (2014) was written by Eric Kohn and published by indieWire on 30 Oct 2014.

Nightcrawler has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Callum G (29) on 14 Aug 2018

Excellent look into a career ive never really seen explored on screen before . Incredible performance from Jake Gyllenhaal once again…

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I cannot stomach films where the protagonist is the antagonist. I believe the film-going experience requires rooting for a good guy…

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