Nightcrawler

Jake Gyllenhaal's transformative performance as Louis Bloom, a sociopathic freelance videographer who exploits crime scenes for television news. Brilliant dark satire of media culture.

Gyllenhaal delivers a career-defining performance as an ambitious freelancer who discovers he has a talent for capturing violent footage, leading him down an increasingly dangerous path of manipulation. Dan Gilroy's directorial debut doubles as incisive social commentary on late-stage capitalism and media consumption.

Essential viewing for understanding how individual pathology and systemic problems reinforce each other. Disturbing and brilliant.