Manhattan Night sees its protagonist Porter Wren caught up in an unsolved murder case that sees his life and the lives of his family threatened. Wren is a New York City tabloid writer who has to meet three deadlines a week meaning that he is always on the hunt for a new story. One night he meets a seductive stranger by the name of Caroline Crowley who asks him to look into the unsolved crime of her husband's death, Wren jumps at this opportunity as it could be a great news story, little does he know that the case could leave his career in turmoil.
In this screen adaptation based on Colin Harrison's novel Manhattan Nocturne we follow Wren on his quest to find the real story behind Simon Crowley's murder. However he becomes entangled in an affair with Caroline that leaves him in a situation where he has to deal with sexual obsession and blackmail. This film directed by Brian DeCubellis is a crime drama that focuses on the darker side of the media industry that isn't reported about in the news.
Starring: Adrien Brody, Yvonne Strahovski, Jennifer Beals, Campbell Scott, Steven Berkoff, Linda Lavin, Kevin Breznahan