Guillermo del Toro’s 2021 neo-noir Nightmare Alley arrives in a director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition from The Criterion Collection, presenting both the theatrical cut and a new black-and-white extended director’s cut, Nightmare Alley: Vision in Darkness and Light (159 minutes). The set includes Dolby Vision HDR on the UHDs, Dolby Atmos on the theatrical version, and 5.1 DTS-HD MA on the extended cut.
If you want our take on the movie itself, read our review of Nightmare Alley.
Film Info
Country: United States, Mexico
Year: 2021
Runtime: 150 minutes
Color | 1.85:1 | English
Spine: #1286
Special Features
Director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition features:
- 4K master of Nightmare Alley: Vision in Darkness and Light, the 159-minute black-and-white extended director’s cut supervised by Guillermo del Toro, with 5.1 DTS-HD MA
- 4K master of the theatrical version with Dolby Atmos
- Two 4K UHD discs in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the films and supplements
- New audio commentary on the extended cut by Guillermo del Toro
- New documentary on performances, visual language, costume and production design, and score
- New introduction from del Toro on the film’s different versions
- New conversation between del Toro and Bradley Cooper
- New conversation between del Toro and co-screenwriter Kim Morgan
- Trailers
- English SDH subtitles and English descriptive audio
- Plus: an essay by crime and true-crime writer Sarah Weinman; new cover art by Thomas Ott
Release Date
The Criterion edition of Nightmare Alley releases on October 28, 2025 and can be pre-ordered here.
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