7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
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
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
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
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
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.
The movie features a largely traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on personal trauma and revenge, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
Nocturnal Animals features a minor depiction of queer identity through the antagonist, Ray Marcus, and his male lover, Lou. Their relationship is an incidental detail within their portrayal as violent criminals. The film does not explicitly link their sexuality to their villainy, nor does it offer affirming or denigrating commentary on queer identity itself, resulting in a neutral overall impact.
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.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
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.
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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