Is A Nightmare on Elm Street scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% 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 violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 98% 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?

No. Less hopeful than 96% 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.

Is A Nightmare on Elm Street sad?

Somewhat. More sad 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.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Name: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2010
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Jackie Earle Haley, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker

Welcome to your new nightmare.

Directed by Samuel Bayer

Produced by Platinum Dunes, New Line Cinema

201095 min5.5 / 10

A dark, visceral slasher that weaponizes sleep itself, trapping teenagers in a nightmare realm where a disfigured killer hunts them with relentless brutality.

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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Is A Nightmare on Elm Street scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is A Nightmare on Elm Street violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.
Does A Nightmare on Elm Street end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is A Nightmare on Elm Street easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is A Nightmare on Elm Street sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

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.