7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Nightmare Alley (2021)
Nightmare Alley (2021)
Overview
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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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily explores individual ambition, moral corruption, and the inevitable consequences of deception, focusing on universal human flaws and a cautionary tale of hubris rather than advocating for or critiquing specific political ideologies or systems.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble and does not incorporate explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative explores the moral downfall of its protagonist, a white male, but this portrayal serves as a character study of human ambition and deceit rather than an explicit critique of traditional identities or a focus on DEI themes.
Secondary
Nightmare Alley does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and the moral descent of its protagonist within the carnival and high society settings, without engaging with queer identity or experiences.
Nightmare Alley does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative centers on a carnival mentalist's ambition, deception, and eventual downfall, without engaging with transgender experiences or identities.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2021 film adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham's novel maintains the established genders of all its major characters. There are no instances where a character canonically male or female in the source material is portrayed as a different gender in the film.
The 2021 film "Nightmare Alley" is an adaptation of a 1946 novel and a 1947 film. All major characters in the 2021 adaptation are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the established race of those characters in the original source material, with no instances of a character being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.0
7.0
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