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A Nightmare on Elm Street
🎬 Movie

A Nightmare on Elm Street

2010 · 95 min Horror Mystery Thriller
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

Teenagers Nancy, Quentin, Kris, Jesse and Dean are all neighborhood friends who begin having the same dream of a horribly disfigured man who wears a tattered sweater and a glove made of knives. The man terrorizes them in their dreams, and the only escape is to wake up. But when, one by one, they start dying violently, the friends realize that what happens in the dream world is real, and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director builds tension not through shock, but through feeling — the viewer senses something is wrong long before it becomes obvious. Atmosphere matters more than any plot twist.

This isn't a film for the faint-hearted, nor for seasoned viewers who claim to fear nothing. It exists somewhere between — pressing psychologically rather than physically.

Ideal for fans of psychological horror. Slasher fans should look elsewhere.

Director: Samuel Bayer

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Late in the evening, with two people. Make tea, put away the phone, don't turn on the lights.

🎭 Cast

Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara

Nancy Holbrook

Kyle Gallner

Kyle Gallner

Quentin Smith

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley

Freddy Krueger

Katie Cassidy

Katie Cassidy

Kris Fowles

Thomas Dekker

Thomas Dekker

Jesse Braun

Kellan Lutz

Kellan Lutz

Dean Russell

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Alan Smith

Connie Britton

Connie Britton

Dr. Gwen Holbrook

Lia D. Mortensen

Lia D. Mortensen

Nora Fowles

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Julianna Damm

Little Kris

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