Nightmare Alley

Genre: Thriller

Worldwide gross$39.6M

Stan burns down his home and takes a job as a carny with a traveling carnival. Stan is disturbed at how any man could sink to the level of performing as a geek. Clem explains that he seeks out alcoholic or drug-addicted men with troubled pasts, and lures them in with promises of a "temporary" job and opium-laced alcohol. He then uses their dependence until they sink into madness and depravity, thus creating a new geek. Stan also works with clairvoyant act "Madame Zeena" and her alcoholic husband, Pete. He and Zeena warn Stan not to ever use these skills otherwise people get hurt. Meanwhile Stan becomes attracted to fellow performer Molly and approaches her with an idea for a two-person act away from the carnival.

🏆 Nominated for 4 Oscars. 29 wins & 121 nominations total

Genres

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Cast

Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette

Released

17 December 2021

Runtime

2h 30m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7 / 10

Votes

176,503

Metascore

70

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

Box office

$11,338,107

Budget

$60,000,000

Edition

Base