Nightmare Alley
Man or beast.
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A stylish, morally corrosive neo-noir about manipulation and self-destruction, where two predatory figures circle each other in a carnival of deception.
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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