7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Thriller • 2016 • 116 min • Adults (18+)
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
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.
Starring Cast
Amy Adams • Jake Gyllenhaal • Michael Shannon
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.2
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.
Starring Cast
Amy Adams • Jake Gyllenhaal • Michael Shannon
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's central focus is on psychological revenge, personal regret, and the consequences of past choices, exploring individual character flaws and emotional fallout rather than engaging with political ideologies or systemic critiques.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit DEI-driven recasting of roles. Its narrative focuses on psychological drama and thriller elements, exploring themes of regret and revenge without explicitly critiquing traditional identities based on their race or gender.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Negative
Confidence: Low
The film features a primary antagonist who ambiguously states 'I like men' while committing heinous acts of violence and sadism. This potential link between queer identity and extreme villainy, without any counterbalancing positive portrayals, results in a problematic and negative net impact.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Nocturnal Animals does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its dual narrative structure. The film's focus is on themes of revenge, regret, and the psychological impact of violence, without engaging with transgender identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Nocturnal Animals is an adaptation of the novel "Tony and Susan." All significant characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Nocturnal Animals" is an adaptation of the novel "Tony and Susan." There is no established canonical, historical, or widely recognized racial identity for its characters in the source material that differs from their portrayal in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.4
Critic Ratings
7.4
6.7
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