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Nightmare Alley (2021)

7.0 IMDb 80% RT 70/100 MC
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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.

Best Release

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

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Genre

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Box Office

$11,338,107

Runtime

2 hours and 31 minutes (151 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

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S-Tier Criterion 4K. Del Toro's noir with Bradley Cooper. The Criterion release includes the director's extended cut completely remastered in black and white with Dolby Vision, which del Toro considers the definitive version. The B&W version is what makes this 4K special.

noted Apr 9, 2026

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