Manhattan Night

Journalist Porter Wren works in one of the New York tabloids. He has an incredible appetite for scandals, he sells murders, tragedies and nothing that can be considered true. On the other hand, at home, Porter is an exemplary family man, devoted to his beautiful wife and raising wonderful children. One day, a seductive stranger asks him to investigate the mysterious murder of her husband, the film director Simon. Porter finds himself involved in terrible events and intrigues that can harm not only his work, but even destroy a happy marriage. This blonde dominates the journalist, which leads to terrible manipulations. Porter Wren will still regret getting into this business. Read more The film is based on Colin Harrison's short story "Manhattan Night" (this is the original title of the picture). The film was directed by Brian Decubelis, for whom this project was his feature film debut. Adrien Brody played the main role. The actor is known for the films "Substitute Teacher" (2001), "The Pianist" (2002, "Oscar" for "Best Actor"), "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014). The film also starred: Yvonne Strahovski (TV series "Chuck", "24 Hours: Live Another Day", "The Handmaid's Tale"), Jennifer Beals ("Flash Dance" (1983), "In the Soup" (1992), "Four Rooms" (1995)), Campbell Scott ("Die Young" (1991), "Love Letter" (1998), "Thoughts" about freedom" (2005)). The film premiered on May 16, 2016 in New York, USA. Film critics at http://www.metacritic.com gave the film a score of 44/100, and https://www.rottentomatoes.com has 33% positive reviews (7/21).