When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a travelling carnival, he crafts a golden ticket to success, using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York society.
With the virtuous Molly (Rooney Mara) loyally by his side, Stanton plots to con a dangerous tycoon (Richard Jenkins) with the aid of a mysterious psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) who might be his most formidable opponent yet.
Guillermo del Toro’s follow-up to ‘The Shape of Water’ resurrects an old noir about con artists and carny life, and gives Bradley Cooper a career-best role.
Rolling Stone
del Toro conjures a dreamlike — or, nightmare-like — atmosphere right away
Nightmare Alley serves up a lavish modern noir
Independent
This film is distributed by Disney.
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