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Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

Man or beast.

20217.02h 31m

Overview

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Written by Kim Morgan, Guillermo del Toro, William Lindsay Gresham
Produced by Bradley Cooper, J. Miles Dale, Guillermo del Toro
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $39.6M

Top Cast

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

Stanton Carlisle

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Dr. Lilith Ritter

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Zeena the Seer

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Clem Hoatley

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Ezra Grindle

Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara

Molly Cahill

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Bruno

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Mrs. Kimball

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Pete

Mark Povinelli

Mark Povinelli

The Major

Themes & Keywords

infidelitybased on novel or booklove triangletarot cardsmentorhustlerliesupernaturalcarnivalcon artistmurderfugitivealcoholicgrifterséancecarnyneo-noirfreak show1940sspiritismmentalistviolence

About Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2021 exploring themes of infidelity, based on novel or book, love triangle, tarot cards, mentor, hustler. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, it stars Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette. An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

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