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Nightmare Alley

Movie · 2021 · 150 min

A slow, seductive descent into moral rot, wrapped in gorgeous carnival noir and a mounting sense of dread.

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2021 film directed by Guillermo del Toro
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Year
2021
Runtime
150 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • deception
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • betrayal
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, horror, neo-noir, thriller, psychological drama, psychological horror, psychological thriller
Directed by
Guillermo del Toro
Written by
Guillermo del Toro, Kim Morgan
Starring
Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Rooney Mara, Mary Steenburgen, Ron Perlman, Toni Collette, Richard Jenkins
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Dan Laustsen
Runtime
150 min
Country
United States, Mexico
Languages
English

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