Best to Worst: A Nightmare on Elm Street
My ranking of the Nightmare movies.
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- DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampJohnny DeppRobert EnglundTeenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.A horror classic that introduced one of the most fascinating concepts in movies - dream control - and created the most terrifying way to exploit them: Freddy Krueger. He had only a few minutes of total screen time but that was all he needed to cement himself as a slasher icon.
- DirectorChuck RussellStarsHeather LangenkampRobert EnglundCraig WassonA psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.This was the point in the franchise where the dream world is fully explored, and it's truly impressive. Horrific gore effects, a perfect setting, a well rounded and well acted cast, and a sardonic Freddy Krueger make this the best of the sequels.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampRobert EnglundJf DavisA demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?Wes Craven proves once again why he's the master of meta-horror.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsRobert EnglundRodney EastmanJohn BeckmanFreddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
- DirectorRonny YuStarsRobert EnglundKen KirzingerKelly RowlandFreddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.An action-packed thrill-ride between two of horror's most notorious serial killers.
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsRobert EnglundLisa WilcoxKelly Jo MinterThe pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.
- DirectorJack SholderStarsRobert EnglundMark PattonKim MyersA 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.
- DirectorSamuel BayerStarsJackie Earle HaleyRooney MaraKyle GallnerThe spectre of a disfigured man haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.A sinister take on Freddy Kruger is an interesting concept, but its potential is wasted on this predictable, unimaginative reboot.
- DirectorRachel TalalayStarsRobert EnglundLisa ZaneShon GreenblattDream-haunting Freddy Krueger returns once again to prowl the nightmares of Springwood's last surviving teenager, and of a woman whose personal connection to Krueger may mean his doom.What an unceremonious way to kill off Freddy - turning him into a cartoon punchline. He says some of the worst one-liners I've ever heard; they wouldn't go down well at an elementary school let alone coming from a child-murdering psychopath. It also features some of the worst special effects ever conceived by man. Just awful.