Nightcrawler (2014 film)
Shares rank 4 of 7 thriller films by recommenders
Recommended as the best media exploration of its subject and a favorite worth rewatching. No critical quotes were found.
Recommended as the best media exploration of its subject and a favorite worth rewatching. No critical quotes were found.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Shows where this kind of thing leads
“people should watch Nightcrawler for an idea of where this this sort of thing can lead to”
Comment from 24 Apr 2026 in “'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win $34,000 Polymarket bet” “The best exploration of this that I have seen in media is one of my favorite movies”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.” Favorite film worth rewatching
“The best exploration of this that I have seen in media is one of my favorite movies”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.” “A good time to rewatch Nightcrawler.”
Comment from 21 Apr 2026 in “Prediction markets are breaking the news and becoming their own beat”
Other thriller films people recommend
The four most recommended other thriller films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackers (1995) | 69 | 10 | 87% | 8 | 31 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Pulp Fiction | 13 | 2 | 87% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Sneakers (1992) | 7 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Nightcrawler (2014 film)This page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Heat (1995 film) | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the visual design of the app was cool af!”
“it only found one minor week old CVE that I'm sure the IT team already had on their tracker”
“The best exploration of this that I have seen in media is one of my favorite movies”
“people should watch Nightcrawler for an idea of where this this sort of thing can lead to”
“A good time to rewatch Nightcrawler.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.