One of the best thriller movies of the decade is now streaming at home

You have the option to watch the film in two different versions: colour or black-and-white.

This new version of the story sees Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born, Maestro) play the charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle, who gets a job working at a travelling carnival in the '40s.

Becoming skilled at performing as a mentalist, Stanton eventually ditches the carnival with his kind wife, Molly (Rooney Mara, Carol). He then uses his newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of New York society.

As his ambitions grow, he sets out to con a dangerous tycoon (Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water) with the help of a mysterious psychiatrist named Dr Lilith Ritter (Cate Blanchett, Tár). It's the latter, though, who might wind up being Stanton's "most formidable opponent yet".

Watch the trailer for Nightmare Alley right here:

Thanks to its tremendous period detail and production design, its dark and foreboding twist on the notion of the American dream, and its knockout final scene that puts a perfectly twisted bow on everything that came before, the film was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture.

How to watch Nightmare Alley

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Nightmare Alley is streaming now on Disney+ in Ireland and the UK.

If you search for Nightmare Alley on the service and go into the "extras" section, you have the option to watch "Nightmare Alley: Vision in Darkness and Light".

This is a black-and-white version of the movie, making it look more like the classic '40s and '50s Hollywood noir thrillers to which it pays homage.