Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

When you love someone you can't just throw it away.

2016116 min7.4 / 10

A dark, meticulously constructed psychological thriller that uses nested narratives to explore regret, betrayal, and the destructive power of unresolved trauma.

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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