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Nightmare Alley
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- 2021
- Guillermo del Toro
- 150 mins
- 15
Summary
Period thriller starring Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett. On the run from the law, mystery man Stan Carlisle joins a travelling carnival and learns the tricks of the trade. Years later, while performing a successful psychic act for the wealthy, Stan encounters sceptical psychologist Dr Lilith Ritter. Can she expose him as a fraud?
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Max Copeman
Following his Oscar-laden fantasy The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro delivers a luxurious love letter to film noir. Based on William Lindsay Gresham's novel (and previously filmed in 1947 with Tyrone Power in the lead), the film stars Bradley Cooper as a man with a skeleton in his closet who joins a travelling carnival in 1940s America. After learning the ropes from seasoned pros Toni Collette, David Strathairn and Willem Dafoe, he becomes a mentalist in Chicago alongside his wife (Rooney Mara), before a seductive psychologist (Cate Blanchett) raises the stakes. High production values give the film a glossy finish, while del Toro draws on his horror past to accentuate the bloodier moments. Yet, at its core, this is a fascinating character study, with Cooper subverting his usual charismatic screen image and Blanchett offering a glorious spin on the femme fatale archetype. Despite its rather indulgent running time, this is a handsome noir with a jet-black heart.
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rolenameStanton "Stan" CarlisleBradley CooperLilith RitterCate BlanchettZeena KrumbeinToni ColletteClem HoatelyWillem DafoeEzra GrindleRichard JenkinsMolly CahillRooney MaraBrunoRon PerlmanMrs KimballMary SteenburgenPete KrumbeinDavid StrathairnAndersonHolt McCallanyCarny bossTim Blake Nelson
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rolenameDirectorGuillermo del Toro
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Theatrical distributor
Disney
Released on
2022-01-21
Languages
English | French
Guidance
Violence, swearing
Formats
Colour
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