Nocturnal Animals

Focus Features | Release Date: November 18, 2016

7.7	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 534 Ratings

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raporgiJan 21, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Complete waste of time. Unhappy housewife realizes she's bored with her life and reminiscences about he former husband. Husband sends novel. Flashbacks. Novel is a boring asf revenge that has no excitement or tension whatsoever. Ending is lame and predictable. Watch porn or something else.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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chidimeFeb 10, 2017

A waste of 2 hours of my life. Time I will never get back sadly. If you're looking for artsy, pretentious 'films' with storylines and endings that are made purposely to make the makers feel smart, then you'll love this. Otherwise, if youA waste of 2 hours of my life. Time I will never get back sadly. If you're looking for artsy, pretentious 'films' with storylines and endings that are made purposely to make the makers feel smart, then you'll love this. Otherwise, if you value your time, stay away.… Expand

2 of 5 users found this helpful23

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AxeTNov 22, 2016

This is a prime example of a crossover artist who is unfit for the screen, trying to pass off a largely incoherent incomplete script/film that any disciplined writer, director, producer, studio exec would have had re-written several timesThis is a prime example of a crossover artist who is unfit for the screen, trying to pass off a largely incoherent incomplete script/film that any disciplined writer, director, producer, studio exec would have had re-written several times over. Self indulgent nonsense is an understatement. The idea is very interesting, but it was never properly developed for an audience which is what is required in this game called movies for public exhibition.
Actors such as the principals here who choose to be in something based on scenes they want to show their stuff off in rather than choosing scripts with the potential to be good movies do nobody a service, particularly the audience and investors. Besides the severe lacking in story and screenplay know-how on display here is the content on screen itself which is unimaginative to say the least and downright unappealing in any way, shape or form. It's a lousy scenario ruining the seed of a great idea for a thriller. (not a new idea as I myself had the same basic concept 18 years ago)
And any critic or person labeling this thing a thriller is a total jackass!… Expand

5 of 14 users found this helpful59

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YeetusMcGeetusNov 6, 2018

This movie tries to be artsy, but has nothing to say. Watching this movie is a waste of time. There are so many better thrillers that deal with relationships between men and women that have so much more to say.

1 of 3 users found this helpful12

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pedvieMar 3, 2017

Please don't bother wasting your time or money on this lousy movie. The only thing provocative or interesting is the title. And, spoiler alert, yet some more cheap shots against "conservatives". Seriously, it's stylish crap.

1 of 4 users found this helpful13

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Sshaban1Feb 12, 2017

Total garbage. So pretentious. Trying so hard to be artistic and falls miserably. If you're in rubbish conceptual art and pretending you are a genius then this movie is for you. Glorifying depression

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beavieNov 23, 2016

I expected a complicated and intriguing film. Unfortunately this is a dull strange thinly written tale of dual plotlines that don't connect very well. The lead characters don't have any emotional depth or real connections. I love Amy AdamsI expected a complicated and intriguing film. Unfortunately this is a dull strange thinly written tale of dual plotlines that don't connect very well. The lead characters don't have any emotional depth or real connections. I love Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal but here they are lost without real characters to play. Adams is much better in "Arrival".… Expand

2 of 9 users found this helpful27

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aubonpainDec 10, 2016

Acting was superb on all fronts. What ruined the picture was Hollywood's constant need to throw in a bigoted line against conservatives and Republicans.....nd fake southern accents to boot. It is a thinker picture, but when will HW make aActing was superb on all fronts. What ruined the picture was Hollywood's constant need to throw in a bigoted line against conservatives and Republicans.....nd fake southern accents to boot. It is a thinker picture, but when will HW make a movie that isn't smug, superior, and condescending.… Expand

2 of 12 users found this helpful210

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EludiumQ36Jun 22, 2017

First, all the 8/9/10 reviews are studio shills, pure BS. This was a dark, demented, depressing study of a fkt up woman. Guys steer clear, and don't let your girl watch it unless she's a depressive goth type. There's a reason this film onlyFirst, all the 8/9/10 reviews are studio shills, pure BS. This was a dark, demented, depressing study of a fkt up woman. Guys steer clear, and don't let your girl watch it unless she's a depressive goth type. There's a reason this film only grossed $10M, it's awful regardless of Amy Adams' performance.… Expand

1 of 6 users found this helpful15

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JoeB777Jan 31, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sometimes a movie contains content that is so vile that it overwhelms whatever else may be positive about it. This, unfortunately, is such a movie. There is the depiction (either implied or shown) of violent rape and murder of a younger woman and daughter. I am no prude, but I simply wanted to kill the three young criminals depicted in the film. I would be ashamed to be associated -- in any way -- with the making of this movie. Were it a book, I would burn it to ash and send it to the author.… Expand

1 of 10 users found this helpful19

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wantedtolikebutApr 22, 2017

"Nocturnal Animals" is one of the worst films of the year. After a beautiful opening title sequence this thriller quickly becomes a horrible film. There isn't an authentic second in this mess. The plot is implausible. Much of their police"Nocturnal Animals" is one of the worst films of the year. After a beautiful opening title sequence this thriller quickly becomes a horrible film. There isn't an authentic second in this mess. The plot is implausible. Much of their police procedural research is incorrect. The characters are pretentious and unsympathetic. Tom Ford is not an insightful director. He paints these dull characters with a broad, uninspired brush. His screenplay is shallow, clueless, misanthropic, virtue signaling nonsense written in a bubble. The entire two hours rings false. "Nocturnal Animals" is not gripping in any way. It is wildly boring. I feel sorry for the cast who are made to look foolish. This film is a folly that leaves a bad taste in your mouth. So bad you'll want your money back. Or at least your two hours. Go watch Terrence Malick's "Badlands" instead. That film has a heart. This one does not.… Expand

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RobertAchilleNov 1, 2017

You expect this movie to go somewhere but it never does. I watched this because of the reviews, I have not read the book nor am I likely to do so after watching this. I watched to the end expecting it to be entertaining at some point.. Disappointed

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Max_MrJul 1, 2020

Just bad, very bad. Absolutley not interesting story, silly acts of characters, and, thriller? Whaat? It is not thriller AT ALL. Wasting of time. Disappointed. 1.5 points just for pretty actress and 1.5 points for Gyllenhaal.
А теперьJust bad, very bad. Absolutley not interesting story, silly acts of characters, and, thriller? Whaat? It is not thriller AT ALL. Wasting of time. Disappointed. 1.5 points just for pretty actress and 1.5 points for Gyllenhaal.
А теперь по-русски. Фильм настолько неинтересный, насколько он может быть, от некоторых действий персонажей ты КРИЧИШЬ от их тупости. Никакой развязки, никакого хитро-выебанного поворота сюжета, НИ-ЧЕ-ГО. Я потратил 2 часа жизни впустую (хотя было пару моментов, которые должны были быть страшными или удивительными, но я просто поржал от их тупости и нелепости). В общем если вы все-таки захотели посмотреть эту хуету, дайте себе пару сильных пощечин и проспитесь. 1.5 балла из трех за красивую героиню, 1.5 за Джилленхола.… Expand

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IHavePneumoniaFeb 5, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is hot, gormless, sweaty garbage.

I want my 2 hours back.
I want my 2 hours back.
I want my 2 hours back.
I want my 2 hours back.
I want my 2 hours back.
I want my 2 hours back.
I want my 2 hours back.
I want my 2 hours back.… Expand

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sugarniteDec 17, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the worst theater going experiences ever. If you’re able to get past the first five minutes, all you’ll have waiting for you is cringe-inducing, faux-lofty dialogue, and a generic crime drama.

Don’t worry though, the generic crime drama is just a metaphor for birth control, which was unfortunately not the fate of this script.… Expand

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