Nightmare Alley (2021) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro, 2021

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Nightmare Alley
William Lindsay Gresham, 1946

Nightmare Alley is a movie directed by Guillermo del Toro in 2021 and based on the book of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham, first published in 1946. The movie features Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Ron Perlman, and others.

What users say

“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

7.7

/ 10

Movie Poster: Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro, 2021)

8

/ 10

Book Cover: Nightmare Alley (William Lindsay Gresham, 1946)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Nightmare Alley, the 1946 book by William Lindsay Gresham.

Nightmare Alley

Read by: Peter Berkrot

Storyline

Bradley Cooper is Stanton ‘Stan’ Carlisle, an ambitious carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with Dr. Lilith Ritter, a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is. Remake of the 1947 film.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Nightmare Alley, the 2021 movie by Guillermo del Toro

Year

2021

Minutes

139

Movie Rate

7.70

Source: IMDb

Movie

Nightmare Alley

Country: USA

Year: 2021

Length: 2h19m

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Cover of Nightmare Alley, the 1946 book by William Lindsay Gresham

Year

1946

Pages

275

Book Rate

8.08

S: Goodreads

Book

Nightmare Alley

Country: USA

First published in: 1946

Length: 275 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

Movie poster
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Movie by Edmund Goulding

User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of Nightmare Alley, the 2021 movie by Guillermo del Toro

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Cover of Nightmare Alley, the 1946 book by William Lindsay Gresham

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movie

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Nightmare Alley, the 2021 movie by Guillermo del Toro

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Yes

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21% No

11 votes

3 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Nightmare Alley, the 1946 book by William Lindsay Gresham

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33% No

8 votes

4 votes

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