Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom
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Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom is the intense, morally ambiguous freelance crime videographer he portrays in the 2014 neo-noir thriller "Nightcrawler."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmCharacterPerformance ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Nightcrawler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardRecognition | nominated for multiple best actor awards ⓘ |
| centralThemeAssociation |
capitalism and ambition
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exploitation of crime and tragedy ⓘ sensationalism in television news ⓘ |
| characterName | Lou Bloom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coStarsWith |
Bill Paxton
NERFINISHED
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Rene Russo NERFINISHED ⓘ Riz Ahmed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed performance ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle |
rapid, rehearsed speech
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self-help and business jargon ⓘ |
| filmCinematographyBy | Robert Elswit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Dan Gilroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEditedBy | John Gilroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre | neo-noir thriller ⓘ |
| filmMusicBy | James Newton Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmProducedBy |
Jake Gyllenhaal
NERFINISHED
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Jennifer Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Gilroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| filmWriter | Dan Gilroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Nightcrawler (2014 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpokenInFiction | English ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| moralCharacteristic |
lack of empathy
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willingness to manipulate crime scenes ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | antihero ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of unethical journalism practices
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extreme physical transformation by Jake Gyllenhaal ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction |
freelance crime videographer
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stringer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
intense
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manipulative ⓘ obsessive ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jake Gyllenhaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivity | filming crime scenes for local TV news ⓘ |
| reportsToInFiction | Nina Romina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| vehicleDrivenInFiction | red Dodge Challenger ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
gaunt appearance
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slicked-back hair ⓘ |
| worksForInFiction | KWLA news station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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