Nightmare Alley (2021)

***Nightmare Alley*** is a 2021 American neo-noir psychological thriller film produced by TSG Entertainment and Double Dare You Productions, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures under the Searchlight Pictures label, and directed by Guillermo del Toro from a screenplay by del Toro and Kim Morgan, based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham, being the second feature film adaptation of Gresham's novel, following the 1947 version. 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, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn also star.

Del Toro announced the film in 2017, and produced alongside J. Miles Dale and Cooper. Frequent collaborator Dan Laustsen was the cinematographer, and Nathan Johnson replaced Alexandre Desplat as its composer. Principal photography began in January 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, but was shut down in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production resumed in September 2020 and concluded that December.

*Nightmare Alley* was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 21, 2022, and on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in the United States on March 22, 2022, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment under the Searchlight Pictures label.

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## Storyline

### Plot

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.

### Genres

* Crime
* Drama
* Thriller

### Home Media Rating

* **15** (Ireland)
* **15** (UK)
* **R** (US)

## Details

### Countries of origin

* United States
* Mexico
* Canada

### Category Number

* Z1A BUA4015701 (UK / Ireland) (DVD)
* Z1A BUY4013401 (UK / Ireland) (Blu-Ray)

### Home Media Release Dates

* March 21, 2022 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* March 21, 2022 (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* March 22, 2022 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)

## Home Media Openings

* Opening to *Nightmare Alley (2021)* UK Blu-Ray (2022)
* Opening to *Nightmare Alley (2021)* US Blu-Ray (2022)
* Opening to *Nightmare Alley (2021)* US 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray (2022)

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* Searchlight Pictures
* TSG Entertainment
* Double Dare You Productions

### Distributors

* Searchlight Pictures (2022) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* Searchlight Pictures (2022) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* Searchlight Pictures (2022) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2022) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray) (through)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2022) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray) (through)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2022) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)