Name: Nightmare Alley
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1947-10-09
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Cast: Tyrone Power, Helen Walker, Coleen Gray, Joan Blondell, Taylor Holmes

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He was all things to all men… But only one thing to all women!

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.

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Directed by: Edmund Goulding
Written by: Jules Furthman, William Lindsay Gresham
Produced by: George Jessel
Music by: Cyril J. Mockridge

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Facts

October 9, 1947 · 1 h 52 min · NR

Released: October 9, 1947
Runtime: 1 h 52 min
Age rating: NR
Content: Drug Use, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Available in: 7 countries
Keywords: based on novel or book

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Where can I stream Nightmare Alley?

YouTube TV

In the United States, Nightmare Alley streams on YouTube TV. It also streams in 3 other countries.

Is Nightmare Alley worth watching?

79

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, and Metacritic 75).

Will I feel good after watching Nightmare Alley?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.