Is A Nightmare on Elm Street violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Nightmare on Elm Street scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Nightmare on Elm Street easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does A Nightmare on Elm Street end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Nightmare on Elm Street sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Name: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Genre: Horror
Released: 1984
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia

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

Directed by Wes Craven

Produced by New Line Cinema, Smart Egg Pictures

198491 min7.4 / 10

A relentless supernatural slasher that weaponizes sleep itself, trapping teenagers in a nightmare realm where a disfigured killer exacts revenge with sadistic ingenuity.

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...

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Is A Nightmare on Elm Street violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is A Nightmare on Elm Street scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is A Nightmare on Elm Street easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does A Nightmare on Elm Street end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is A Nightmare on Elm Street sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.