A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all.

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

• Released: 1984-11-09
• Genres: Horror
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 6,065 votes

Directed by Wes Craven.

Top cast

• Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson
• Robert Englund as Fred Krueger
• Johnny Depp as Glen Lantz
• Amanda Wyss as Tina Gray
• Jsu Garcia as Rod Lane
• John Saxon as Lt. Thompson
• Ronee Blakley as Marge Thompson
• Charles Fleischer as Dr. King
• Joseph Whipp as Sgt. Parker
• Lin Shaye as Teacher

Full cast & crew

Where to watch A Nightmare on Elm Street

• United States: stream on AMC; watch free on Philo; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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