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05/06/04
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:32
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: Wes Craven's intelligent premise, combined with the horrifying visual appearance of Freddy Krueger, still causes nightmares to this day.
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: A replusive, decaying figure with razor-sharp appendages (and an even sharper sense of humor!) suddenly appears in the dreams of four Los Angeles teenagers. It is the ghost of Freddy Krueger, a... [More]
Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley
Director: Wes Craven
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Reviews for A Nightmare on Elm Street
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08/29/03
Despite lame sequels the original is a classic of modrer horror.
08/13/03
A Nightmare on Elm Street... puts more emphasis on bizarre special effects, which aren't at all bad.
05/20/03
One of the best all-out horror movies ever made.
02/13/03
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02/05/03
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01/03/03
A well-crafted, meaningful addition to its genre.
02/27/01
If you've only seen the turgid sequels, then you owe it to yourself to see what is by far the best film in the series.
02/13/01
In 1984, A Nightmare on Elm Street revived the teen horror genre, later spawning six sequels about Freddy, the burn victim/child killer who kills you when you fall asleep.
01/01/00
There has never been a movie like it, and there never will be.
01/01/00
Still stands on its own as an intriguing and chilling example of how horror works best when the characters and the audience don't have to be lobotomized.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis progenitor of the series (and the teen slasher genre) still packs the same freshness and dramatic purity it demonstrated 15 years ago.
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