Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Play trailer

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

R

1991

1h 30m

Horror

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

23%

Tomatometer

40 Reviews

32%

Popcornmeter

50,000+ Ratings

Murderous ghoul Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) has slaughtered every last child in his hometown. He ventures on to a new location, scouting fresh young victims to hack up with his finger blades. He arrives in a small town in which his long-lost daughter, Maggie (Lisa Zane), works as a therapist for troubled youths. Furthermore, he attempts to recruit her for his dastardly pursuits, but she has other ideas. Father and daughter meet for a bloody showdown that will determine Freddy's fate once and for all.

Watch on Fandango

Stream Now

Critics Consensus

Reducing the once-terrifying Dream Reaper into a goofy caricature, this joyless climax will leave audiences hoping Freddy stays dead.

Read Critics Reviews

Steve Murray

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sep 23

The special-effects slaughters are infrequent and only quasi-inspired.

Go to Full Review

Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

01/27/2019

C-

The joke is on the filmmakers: By taking the finality out of death, they've already robbed the horror genre of its giddy sting.

Go to Full Review

Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

04/05/2010

2/5

The one interesting idea -- what would a town be like if all the teenagers in it had been slaughtered in five movies? -- is thrown away with a few cheap jokes.

Go to Full Review

Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Oct 4

3/10

Other films in the series have varied in quality and innovation, but have remained broadly entertaining. This is the first time the production team developed a film that was, for all sensible intents and purposes, unwatchable.

Go to Full Review

Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Sep 25

3/5

The Final Nightmare deserves more credit for exploring the most interesting avenues of the Elm St. franchise since Dream Warriors, but some utterly silly choices squander its otherwise dark tone and blunt the impact of Freddy’s grim backstory.

Go to Full Review

Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

2/5

Some satisfying moments for longtime fans of the franchise and the way it pays off elements of the mythology, though it's otherwise another forgettable entry into the long-running series.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Romas M

@Romas 8h

Greetings from Lithuania. "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" (1991) isn't the worst film in the franchise for me, that has to be No. 5. This one at least is fun in a way that it is so bad that its actually pretty nice one. I re-watched in 2026 on newly restored 4K UHD box set that I own, and 3D version was a fun distraction. Sure, this is a bad film but I've seen it worse. There are plenty ingenious sequences, some fun acting, some fun humor and pacing isn't the best (I've watched by clock ~10 times) considering a short 1h 23 min of its run time. Overall, "The Final Nightmare" can be fun if seen with a proper set of mind and knowing what you are getting into. Surely not a good film but can be fun.

See more

Robbie L

@RT80414327 3d

Omg that was awful. The video game scene….. ugh.

See more

Uld F

@RT10700606 Jul 26

mala movie I didn't like it.

See more

Charles T

@CharlesGaming1000 Jul 14

Damn dude even worse…..

See more

diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 11

Uma espécie de renovação da série A Hora do Pesadelo. Definitivamente, pareceu que estava tentando entrar em uma "nova geração" de filmes, ou pelo menos olhar para a franquia sob uma perspectiva mais moderna. Foi uma abordagem inovadora para toda a história.

See more

Brenden D

@WestWardReviews Jun 13

To Call This A Horror Cartoon Would Be To Generous This Contorted Mess Holds No Tension, Provides No Laughs or Scares, The Setting Makes No Sense, The Revelations Are Blah, And The Ending Is Meaningless. D- or F 1.4/10 SKIP AT ALL COSTS

See more

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

POST RATING

Rachel Talalay

Director

Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

Lisa Zane

Dr. Maggie Burroughs

Shon Greenblatt

John Doe

Lezlie Deane

Tracy

Ricky Dean Logan

Carlos

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

32%

31%

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

Watchlist

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

78%

67%

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

15%

23%

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

A Nightmare on Elm Street

94%

84%

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Watchlist

TRAILER

for A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

68%

68%

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

Murderous ghoul Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) has slaughtered every last child in his hometown. He ventures on to a new location, scouting fresh young victims to hack up with his finger blades. He arrives in a small town in which his long-lost daughter, Maggie (Lisa Zane), works as a therapist for troubled youths. Furthermore, he attempts to recruit her for his dastardly pursuits, but she has other ideas. Father and daughter meet for a bloody showdown that will determine Freddy's fate once and for all.

Director: Rachel Talalay
Producer: Robert Shaye, Aron Warner
Screenwriter: Wes Craven, Rachel Talalay, Michael De Luca
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R (Horror Violence|Drug Content|Language)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 1991, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.0M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo

Join The Newsletter

Join The Newsletter

Cookie Settings