Nightmare Alley (2021), Guillermo del Toros lavish neo-noir psychological thriller, follows a charismatic conman who manipulates the art of the carnival sideshow before entangling himself with a dangerous femme fatale psychiatrist. Blending dark carnival imagery, classic noir tropes, and moral downfall, the film reimagines William Lindsay Greshams novel into a visually stunning cautionary tale of greed and deception.

Criterion Collection

Noir fatalism has rarely been so alluring as in this vision of the world as a soul-sick carnival of corruption. Putting his own luxuriantly stylized spin on the classic hard-boiled novel by William Lindsay Gresham, master fabulist Guillermo del Toro conjures a sordid, seductive portrait of America on the cusp of World War II. The film follows Stan Carlisle (Bradley Cooper), a roustabout in a traveling sideshow who uses charm and deception to become a phony mentalist preying on the rich and powerful but at what cost? Brought to life by an all-star cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, and Rooney Mara, and nominated for four Oscars (including Best Picture), Nightmare Alley is a haunting descent into the illusory abyss of the American dream.

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A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychologist bent on exposing him.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

4K digital master of Nightmare Alley: Vision in Darkness and Light (2025), a new 159-minute, black-and-white extended directors cut, supervised by director Guillermo del Toro, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack

4K digital master of the theatrical version of the film, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack

Two 4K UHD discs of the films presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the films and special features

New audio c