Nightmare Alley
thrillerdramanoir
152
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
41
Educational Value/50
33
Craft & Quality/50
40
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
2021 Best Picture nominee. Guillermo del Toro's noir about a carnival grifter who becomes a fraudulent mentalist.
High cognitive demands from the con-within-a-con structure. Some educational value from the 1940s carnival and nightclub setting. Visually ravishing with Bradley Cooper giving one of his best performances.
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