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Nightmare Alley

Man or beast.

6.9(3,540)20212h 31m8

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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Status
Released
Budget
$60M
Box office
$39.6M
Language
English
  • infidelity
  • based on novel or book
  • love triangle
  • tarot cards
  • mentor
  • hustler
  • lie
  • supernatural
  • carnival
  • con artist
  • murder
  • fugitive

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Behind the camera

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • TheatricalA3 Dec 2021
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York, NY1 Dec 2021
    • TheatricalR17 Dec 2021
    • Theatrical (limited)Rblack-and-white version / NYC and LA14 Jan 2022
    • TheatricalRblack-and-white version28 Jan 2022
    • Digital / OTTR1 Feb 2022
    • TVRHBO5 Feb 2022
    • PhysicalR22 Mar 2022
    • Digital / OTTRHulu (black and white version)28 Oct 2025
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1521 Jan 2022
    • Physical15DVD & Blu-ray21 Mar 2022
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • Theatrical31 Jan 2022
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+20 Jan 2022
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical14A17 Dec 2021
  • AlbaniaAL

    • Theatrical27 Jan 2022
  • American SamoaAS

    • Digital / OTTHulu (black and white version)27 Oct 2025
  • AndorraAD

    • Theatrical21 Jan 2022
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+162 Dec 2021
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical1617 Jan 2022
    • Theatrical1620 Jan 2022
  • BahrainBH

    • Theatrical31 Jan 2022

Frequently asked questions

Nightmare Alley was released on 2 December 2021.

Audience reviews

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    garethmb

    12/2/2021

    Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper); is a man trying to get by in late 1930s America in the new film "Nightmare Alley". Our first introduction to Stanton is less than flattering and he soon finds himself employed at a Carnival after coming upon it by chance. The eager Stanton is given advice and tools of the trade by his boss Clem (Willem Dafoe) as well as the mystic Zeena (Toni Collette) and Stanton eagerly wants t…

  • C

    Chris Sawin

    12/13/2021

    7/10

    The duration of _Nightmare Alley_ may seem like a slog even as you’re watching it. On one hand, your mindset is essentially, “How many times do I have to watch Bradley Cooper read a book and point at his temple over and over for two and a half hours?” But _Nightmare Alley_ is expertly crafted in a way that every sequence feels relevant later on and it leaves you with a lot to ponder after it ends. It’s a beautiful…

  • R

    r96sk

    2/4/2022

    10/10

    This is great! I loved it! <em>'Nightmare Alley'</em> is a superb watch! I particularly enjoyed the beginning and end, which are truly excellent; the middle part isn't as strong, but is still top notch in its own right. I love the dark atmosphere it sets from the get-go, the sound design is outstanding - some bits are so striking and I love it! It has a quality, engrossing story to boot. Bradley Cooper leads th…

  • B

    beyondthecineramadome

    6/20/2022

    5/10

    Full review: <a>https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/the-spook-show-must-go-on-nightmare-alley-review<a> Writer and director Guillermo del Toro has built his career on monster movies. He’s filled them with the Pale Man, the Crimson Woman, a fish man, all creatures you don’t want to find yourself alone with at night. And yet, time and again, del Toro shows us that the real monsters, the…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    7/7/2022

    7/10

    Bradley Cooper picks up the baton from Tyrone Power (1948) as the ambitious "Stanton Carlisle", a shrewd young man who works the travelling shows with an eye for the main chance. That chance comes when he hooks up with Toni Collette's "Zeena", who shows him the tricks of their mentalist trade. Pretty soon they are fooling the great and the good - and he meets "Dr. Ritter" (Cate Blanchett). She is a psychiatrist, ever…

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