Manhattan Night

Manhattan Night is a 2016 American crime film written and directed by Brian DeCubellis. It is based on the 1996 novel Manhattan Nocturne by Colin Harrison. The film stars Adrien Brody, Yvonne Strahovski, Jennifer Beals, Campbell Scott, Linda Lavin and Steven Berkoff. The film was released on May 20, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere.

Initial release: May 20, 2016

Director: Brian DeCubellis

Music composed by: Joel Douek

Written by: Brian DeCubellis

Produced by: Adrien Brody, Brian DeCubellis

Porter Wren is a columnist / crime reporter for a New York City newspaper. He is a popular journalist and his stories are widely read. Wren knows how to listen to people and there are people who just need to talk, especially to him. He attends an after work party hosted by the publishing magnate Hobbs where, for the first time, he meets Caroline Crowley.

Mrs Crowley was recently widowed by the mysterious murder of her husband, Simon Crowley. Crowley was a brilliant movie director who would often just disappear at night to videotape stuff. Crowley's body was discovered in a sealed off building that was about to be demolished. No one could figure out how the body got there.

Caroline invites Porter to her apartment where she shows him confidential police reports related to the death of her husband. She wants Porter to investigate the murder and as an incentive seduces him even though he is married with children.

Caroline's husband Simon kept footage of many things, including something that Porter believes is very valuable to Mr. Hobbs, a media tycoon who just bought control of Porter's newspaper.

When Hobbs finds out that Porter is sniffing around for leads to his next article, Hobbs is soon making threats to Porter's family to convince him to find a memory card Hobbs is sure that Mrs Crowley is using to blackmail him.

Adrien Brody as Porter Wren

Yvonne Strahovski as Caroline Crowley

Jennifer Beals as Lisa Wren

Campbell Scott as Simon Crowley

Linda Lavin as Norma

Steven Berkoff as Hobbs

Kevin Breznahan as Ron

Thomas Bair as Tommy

The film was released on May 20, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere.