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Nightmare Alley (2021)

Name: Nightmare Alley
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Genre: drama film, horror film, neo-noir
Duration: 150 min
Rating: 7

Nightmare Alley is a 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, and based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham. A co-production between Searchlight Pictures and Double Dare You Productions, the film stars Bradley Cooper as a charming and ambitious carnival worker with a mysterious past who takes big risks to boost his career. Cate Blanchett,…

Directed by Guillermo del Toro · Shot by Dan Laustsen · Music by Alexandre Desplat · 150 min

Behind the scenes

Nightmare Alley (2021) | Behind the Scenes — DVDXtras · 25 min
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021) | A Troupe Beyond Compare Featurette — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 3 min
Bradley Cooper Breaks Down a 'Nightmare Alley' Scene with Guillermo del Toro | Vanity Fair — Vanity Fair · 16 min
NIGHTMARE ALLEY | Full Ensemble Q&A | Moderated by Laura Dern — SearchlightPictures · 62 min
Guillermo del Toro & Bradley Cooper Remember Preparing for NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021) — CRITERION · 4 min
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2022) Behind-the-Scenes Bringing the Carnival to Life — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 2 min
NIGHTMARE ALLEY Featurette - "Building The Wardrobe" (2022) — JoBlo Behind-the-Scenes + Bloopers · 4 min
NIGHTMARE ALLEY | "A Troupe Beyond Compare" Featurette | Searchlight Pictures — SearchlightPictures · 3 min

Elsewhere

More by Guillermo del Toro

Doña Lupe — 1985
Geometria — 1987
Cronos — 1992
Mimic — 1997
The Devil's Backbone — 2001
Blade II — 2002
Hellboy — 2004
Pan's Labyrinth — 2006
Hellboy II: The Golden Army — 2008
Pacific Rim — 2013
Crimson Peak — 2015
The Shape of Water — 2017
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio — 2022
Frankenstein — 2025

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