Nightcrawler (film)

Nightcrawler is a 2014 American neonoir crime thriller film written and directed by Dan Gilroy in his directorial debut. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a former thief who starts shooting footage of accidents and crimes in Los Angeles, selling the content to local news channels as a stringer. It features Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, and Bill Paxton.

Caught stealing from a Los Angeles construction site, Louis Bloom is confronted by a security guard. He attacks the guard, steals his watch and leaves with the stolen material. After selling the material at a scrap yard, Bloom asks for a job there, but is rejected.Driving home, Bloom sees a car crash and pulls over. Stringersfreelance cameramenarrive and shoot the crash. Inspired, Bloom steals a bicycle and trades it for a camcorder and a radio scanner. That night, Bloom shoots the aftermath of a carjacking. When he moves closer to get a better shot, he and a rival stringer are kicked off the crime scene. Bloom eavesdrops on his rivals phone conversation about selling his footage to a news station. ........

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