Nightmare Alley (1947)
"He was all things to all men… But only one thing to all women!"
ThumbScore
👍 84%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 82%
(RT: 88%, MC: 75) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Tyrone Power as Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle
Helen Walker as Lilith Ritter
Coleen Gray as Molly Carlisle
Joan Blondell as Zeena Krumbein
Mike Mazurki as Bruno
Ian Keith as Pete Krumbein
Roy Roberts as McGraw / Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
Is Nightmare Alley good?
Most people think so. 84% audience score, estimated from 245 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 82%.
Overview
A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband. Wikipedia ↗
