Lou Bloom is a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of LA crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling - where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
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‘Nightcrawler’ is a dirty, uncomfortable, vile, reprehensible and ultimately extraordinary film, an instant American classic in every sense.
There are moments throughout the film that are hard to watch, and you walk away feeling dirty and uncomfortable within your own skin - but only because the film has achieved exactly what it wants.