Nightmare Alley
7.0
“Man or beast.”
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
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Cast
54 people
Bradley Cooper
Stanton Carlisle
Known for
The Hangover
American Sniper
Cate Blanchett
Dr. Lilith Ritter
Known for
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Toni Collette
Zeena the Seer
Known for
Hereditary
The Sixth Sense
Willem Dafoe
Clem Hoatley
Known for
Spider-Man
Aquaman
Richard Jenkins
Ezra Grindle
Known for
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Shape of Water
Rooney Mara
Molly Cahill
Known for
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Lion
Ron Perlman
Bruno
Known for
Hellboy
Sons of Anarchy
Mary Steenburgen
Mrs. Kimball
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
The Last Man on Earth
David Strathairn
Pete
Known for
The Bourne Ultimatum
Nomadland
Mark Povinelli
The Major
Known for
Mirror Mirror
Water for Elephants
Peter MacNeill
Judge Kimball
Known for
Storm of the Century
A History of Violence
Holt McCallany
Anderson
Known for
MINDHUNTER
Fight Club
Guillermo del Toro Director · Kim Morgan Screenplay William Lindsay Gresham Author
Worldwide gross $40M · Budget $60M · United States release December 17, 2021
Box office
Budget
$60,000,000
Worldwide gross
$39,629,195
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Searchlight Pictures
Production · Studio · Distribution
Double Dare You
Production
Del Toro Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 1, 2021
Premiere · New York, NY
United States · December 17, 2021
Theatrical
United States · February 1, 2022
Digital
United States
January 14, 2022 · Limited theatrical · black-and-white version / NYC and LA
January 28, 2022 · Theatrical · black-and-white version
February 5, 2022 · TV · HBO
March 22, 2022 · Physical
October 28, 2025 · Digital · Hulu (black and white version)
Albania
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
American Samoa
October 27, 2025 · Digital · Hulu (black and white version)
Andorra
January 21, 2022 · Theatrical
Argentina
December 2, 2021 · Theatrical
Australia
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
Austria
January 17, 2022 · Theatrical
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
Bahrain
January 31, 2022 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 19, 2022 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
March 16, 2022 · Digital · Star+
Bulgaria
January 21, 2022 · Theatrical
Canada
December 17, 2021 · Theatrical
Croatia
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
March 16, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
March 16, 2022 · Physical
Ecuador
March 16, 2022 · Digital
Egypt
January 26, 2022 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 4, 2022 · Theatrical
Finland
January 28, 2022 · Theatrical
France
January 19, 2022 · Theatrical
May 25, 2022 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
November 1, 2022 · Digital · MyCanal
Germany
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
March 31, 2022 · Physical
Greece
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
Guam
October 28, 2025 · Digital · Hulu (black and white version)
Hungary
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 28, 2022 · Theatrical
India
December 3, 2021 · Theatrical
Indonesia
January 19, 2022 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 21, 2022 · Theatrical
Israel
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Italy
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Japan
March 25, 2022 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 31, 2022 · Theatrical
Latvia
January 21, 2022 · Theatrical
Lebanon
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 21, 2022 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
New Zealand
April 1, 2022 · Digital
Northern Mariana Islands
October 28, 2025 · Digital · Hulu (black and white version)
Norway
January 28, 2022 · Theatrical
Peru
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 17, 2021 · Theatrical
Poland
January 28, 2022 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
January 6, 2022 · Theatrical
October 28, 2025 · Digital · Hulu (black and white version)
Qatar
January 31, 2022 · Theatrical
Romania
February 25, 2022 · Theatrical
Russia
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
Saudi Arabia
January 31, 2022 · Theatrical
Serbia
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 13, 2022 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 2, 2021 · Theatrical · English
April 12, 2022 · Digital · Slovak · Disney+
February 22, 2025 · TV · Slovak · JOJ
South Africa
January 28, 2022 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 23, 2022 · Theatrical
Spain
January 21, 2022 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 28, 2022 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 19, 2022 · Theatrical
Taiwan
January 28, 2022 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 4, 2022 · Limited theatrical
U.S. Virgin Islands
October 28, 2025 · Digital · Hulu (black and white version)
Ukraine
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
January 31, 2022 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 21, 2022 · Theatrical
March 21, 2022 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Uruguay
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Vietnam
March 18, 2022 · Limited theatrical
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