Nightmare Alley

2021 film directed by Guillermo del Toro
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Nightmare Alley

Summary

Nightmare Alley is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nightmare Alley's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Nightmare Alley was directed by Guillermo del Toro[4].
  • Guillermo del Toro wrote the screenplay for Nightmare Alley[5].
  • Kim Morgan wrote the screenplay for Nightmare Alley[6].
  • Nightmare Alley's composer is recorded as Alexandre Desplat[7].
  • Nightmare Alley's genre is thriller film[8].
  • Nightmare Alley's genre is drama film[9].
  • Nightmare Alley's genre is horror film[10].
  • Nightmare Alley's genre is neo-noir[11].
  • Nightmare Alley's genre is psychological horror film[12].
  • Nightmare Alley's genre is psychological thriller film[13].
  • Nightmare Alley's genre is psychological drama film[14].
  • Nightmare Alley's based on is recorded as Nightmare Alley[15].
  • A cast member of Nightmare Alley was Bradley Cooper[16].
  • A cast member of Nightmare Alley was Cate Blanchett[17].
  • A cast member of Nightmare Alley was Toni Collette[18].
  • A cast member of Nightmare Alley was Willem Dafoe[19].
  • A cast member of Nightmare Alley was Richard Jenkins[20].
  • A cast member of Nightmare Alley was Rooney Mara[21].
  • A cast member of Nightmare Alley was Ron Perlman[22].
  • A cast member of Nightmare Alley was David Strathairn[23].
  • A cast member of Nightmare Alley was Holt McCallany[24].
  • A cast member of Nightmare Alley was Clifton Collins[25].
  • A cast member of Nightmare Alley was Tim Blake Nelson[26].
  • A cast member of Nightmare Alley was Mary Steenburgen[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Nightmare Alley was produced by J. Miles Dale[28]. It was directed by Guillermo del Toro[4]. Screenwriters include Guillermo del Toro[5] and Kim Morgan[6]. Cast members include Bradley Cooper[16], Cate Blanchett[17], Toni Collette[18], Willem Dafoe[19], Richard Jenkins[20], and Rooney Mara[21].

Publication

Publication dates include December 1, 2021[29], February 3, 2022[30], December 17, 2021[31], January 20, 2022[32], January 27, 2022[33], and January 19, 2022[34]. The original language of Nightmare Alley was English[35]. Genres include thriller film[8], drama film[9], horror film[10], neo-noir[11], psychological horror film[12], and psychological thriller film[13]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include travelling carnival[37], con artist[38], overconfidence effect[39], knowledge of human nature[40], mentalism[41], and spiritism[42].

Reception

Reviews include 81%[43] and 70/100[44].

Why It Matters

Nightmare Alley ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . Terjesztésre kerülő filmalkotások és artfilmek nyilvántartása. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . Filmdienst. filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . ComingSoon.it. comingsoon.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . film distribution certificate. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Nightmare Alley. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Nightmare Alley. wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Nightmare Alley. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Nightmare Alley. wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Nightmare Alley. wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Nightmare Alley. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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