Gyllenhaal is outstanding as the fascinatingly creepy Lou Bloom, whether he's spouting out self-help business speak - "My motto is if you want to win the lottery you've got to make money to buy a ticket" - or breaking into someone's home or having a breakdown and smashing up a mirror.
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This is the directorial debut of Dan Gilroy, who before this wrote the likes of Freejack (1992), Real Steel (2011) and The Bourne Legacy (2012) - but don't let that cloud your thoughts on this particular film: here's a messed up, edgy thriller about modern journalism, the gig economy and what happens when a sociopath (played by Gyllenhaal) gets caught up in the ethically treacherous world of ambulance chasing, driving around LA in the never-ending pursuit of the most provocative, incendiary and ideally gory news TV footage out there, whether it's road traffic accidents, burglaries or murder. So after all that faff, here below are the 'purer' thrillers - though if you're interested, be sure to note down all these ones I've mentioned here and in my 'honorable mentions' list as you won't be disappointed, trust me.īut back to Nightcrawler. And same goes for neo-westerns like my beloved and oft-recommended Hell Or High Water or Wind River. And if you're a "sci-fi thriller" like the amazing Time Crimes or Predestination or Ex Machina, no dice, sorry.Īnd horror too, of course, which rules out the likes of Don't Breathe or the outstanding Get Out, or You're Next, or Kill List, or even The Babadook. I love you all, but you're not on this list, you're just too well known. So sorry, Drive, Shutter Island, Collateral, The Prestige. There are so many, in fact, that whittling them down to just five was nigh-on (if not flat-out) impossible, but with the added quirk of them being 'underseen' - that is to say, not massive hits at the box office and generally a darn sight indier than the likes of Bourne, Mission Impossible, Bond and co - I've just about managed it.
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