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A Nightmare on Elm Street

"If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming she won't wake up at all."

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1984
7.3

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Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his r...

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 Horror movie directed by Wes Craven starring Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, John Saxon and Ronee Blakley. Find out where to watch, rent, or stream it online on YourMovies - including Amazon Prime Video availability.