Nocturnal Animals is a 2016 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written, co-produced and directed by Tom Ford. Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the film focuses on the gripping story of a broken-hearted man who wreaks vengeance on his ex-wife decades later with his unpublished novel. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2016 and was released to theaters on November 18, 2016. The film was released to positive reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes gave an approval rating of 74%, based on 237 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10 and Metacritic gave a score of 67 out of 100, based on 45 reviews.