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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.

Nightmare Alley is given the Criterion treatment and released on dual format 4K UHD and Blu-ray 3rd November 2025 from Spirit Entertainment.

Special Features

  • 4K digital master of Nightmare Alley: Vision in Darkness and Light (2025), a new 159-minute, black-and-white extended director's 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 commentary on the extended director's cut featuring del Toro
  • New documentary on the film's performances, visual language, costume and production design, and score
  • New conversation between del Toro and actor and producer Bradley Cooper
  • New conversation between del Toro and co-screenwriter Kim Morgan
  • Trailers
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
  • An essay by crime-fiction and true-crime expert Sarah Weinman