Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

★ 7.4IMDb Score
Released:2016-11-04
Duration:116 min
Director:Tom Ford
Actors:Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher
Production:Fade To Black, Artina Films, Focus Features, Tom Ford, Perfect World Pictures

Overview:

Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

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