An unhappily married woman receives a manuscript from her ex-husband causing her to reexamine her life and reawaken long-lost feelings.. Watch Nocturnal Animals on HBO Max. Plans start at Susan, a woman with a materially rich but emotionally poor life, is sent a manuscript called Nocturnal Animals by her ex-husband. As Susan reads the book, the violent and deadly plot forces her to re-evaluate the choices that she has made.
Purchase Nocturnal Animals on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Academy Award® nominees Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal star in this haunting romantic thriller from acclaimed writer/director Tom Ford (A Single Man). Susan (Amy Adams) is living through an unfulfilling marriage when she receives a package containing a novel manuscript from her ex-husband, Edward (Jake Gyllenhaal.. An unhappily married woman receives a manuscript from her ex-husband causing her to reexamine her life and reawaken long-lost feelings.