A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

The man of your dreams is back.

Directed by Jack Sholder

Produced by New Line Cinema, Smart Egg Pictures

198587 min5.8 / 10

A supernatural slasher that blends dream-logic horror with possession anxiety, using Freddy's invasion of a teenager's psyche to generate sustained dread and visceral violence.

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.

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  • Is A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Does A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge 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.

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