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10 Best Movies Like Nightmare Alley

If you loved Nightmare Alley, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nightmare Alley for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare....

#2
Carnival of Sinners

Carnival of Sinners

1943★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nightmare Alley for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A struggling artist buys a talisman that gives him love, fame and wealth. The talisman is a severed left hand, and it works perfectly, in fact, magically. But of course there is no...

#3
Brute Force

Brute Force

1947★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nightmare Alley for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how ...

#4
The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

1952★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nightmare Alley for fans of Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles....

#5
Molly Maxwell

Molly Maxwell

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nightmare Alley for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At Phoenix Progressive School, students take notes lying on parlor couches and are encouraged to explore their gifts through electives like break-dancing and graphic-novel writing....

#6
Sirocco

Sirocco

1951★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nightmare Alley for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria....