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2010
R
New Line Cinema
1 h 35 m

2010
R
New Line Cinema
1 h 35 m

Summary Nancy, Kris, Quentin, Jesse and Dean all live on Elm Street. At night, they're all having the same dream--of the same man, wearing a tattered red and green striped sweater, a beaten fedora half-concealing a disfigured face and a gardener's glove with knives for fingers. And they're all hearing the same frightening voice...one by one, he ...

Directed By: Samuel Bayer

Written By: Wesley Strick, Eric Heisserer, Wes Craven

2010
R
New Line Cinema
1 h 35 m

2010
R
New Line Cinema
1 h 35 m

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews

35

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 261 User Ratings

4.8

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Summary Nancy, Kris, Quentin, Jesse and Dean all live on Elm Street. At night, they're all having the same dream--of the same man, wearing a tattered red and green striped sweater, a beaten fedora half-concealing a disfigured face and a gardener's glove with knives for fingers. And they're all hearing the same frightening voice...one by one, he ...

Directed By: Samuel Bayer

Written By: Wesley Strick, Eric Heisserer, Wes Craven

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Unfavorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews

8% Positive
2 Reviews

52% Mixed
13 Reviews

40% Negative
10 Reviews

All Reviews
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Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Unfavorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews

8% Positive
2 Reviews

52% Mixed
13 Reviews

40% Negative
10 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

A fine copy.

By Richard Corliss FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

It’s moderately entertaining and instantly forgettable. Poor Freddy. I can’t help thinking he deserves better.

By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 261 User Ratings

28% Positive
73 Ratings

39% Mixed
101 Ratings

33% Negative
87 Ratings

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 261 User Ratings

28% Positive
73 Ratings

39% Mixed
101 Ratings

33% Negative
87 Ratings

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Aug 6, 2019

90% of the mixed or negative reviews on this movie are totally biased.This film was much better and way more efficient than any other movies in the franchise.This adaptation is one of my favourite horror movies of all ****'s terrifying and has great effects as well as much better characters and story than in the **** first ever A nightmare on Elm street was goofy and wasn't serious at all, so it didn't have any impact on me but bad affect from cringe.Another big milestone in this franchise's life was Freddy vs. Jason which was a terrible mess.This is the only Freddy Kruger movie that i enjoy.

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Nov 9, 2010

Oscar Worthy. The way Samuel Bayer pulls off the tension and brilliant interaction between the characters is astounding. Freddy Kruger belongs in the high elite club of film characters such as Atticus Finch, The Godfather, And General Patton. An absolutely incredible film, that has to be seen by everyone, young and old.

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Chicago Tribune

By today's standards, it is only medium-bloody, though it's more than usually grim, its young protagonists sullen enough to qualify for the "Twilight" movies. Yet it affords precious little sadistic pleasure, partly because it "dares" to lay out more directly the pedophiliac demons plaguing Freddy the serial killer.

By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW

Less a nightmare than a case of bad indigestion, this ’80s horror reboot is a primer in the humorless recycling of potent pop culture.

By Stephen Garrett FULL REVIEW

For all the filmmakers' talk about reinvigorating the franchise for a new generation, and all their attention to technical details, this is a sloppily conceived remake with no passion for the genre or this story behind it, a movie that assumes its audience is brain-dead and likes it that way.

By Andrew O'Hehir FULL REVIEW

Director Samuel Bayer, a veteran commercial and music video director responsible for Nirvana’s “Smell Like Teen Spirit Video” back when the original Nightmare series was still a going concern, brings a slick visual sense but not a hint of vision.

By Keith Phipps FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Good ol' Fred loses any sense of playful shock he once possessed and turns into a generic figure meticulously manufactured to simultaneously gross and freak us out. It doesn't work.

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Feb 26, 2020

I prefer this to the original, freddy is scarier and making it blatant that he was a child molester was a smart move. Goode acting + good scares + good effects + good score + good freddie makeup + good production design + good lighting + good script + good pacing + good tone = great movie.

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Aug 9, 2022

The movie becomes more interesting and watchable in the second half when it’s just Quinton & Nancy. Some good visual moments and this Krueger isn’t as bad as some say it is.

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Sep 25, 2020

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

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Jul 2, 2020

While not a complete disaster, it compares poorly to the original. Fans of the original will hate it. No idea what if anything a younger audience would like about it.

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Jul 4, 2019

A Poor Remake This remake is completely unnecessary, stupid (Not in a good way), boring, not scary, and mediocrely acted.

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Details

Production Company New Line Cinema, Platinum Dunes

Release Date Apr 30, 2010

Duration 1 h 35 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline Never Sleep Again.

Website http://wwws.warnerbros.fr/nightmareonelmstreet/

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Awards

Teen Choice Awards

• 3 Nominations

World Stunt Awards

• 2 Nominations

Scream Awards

• 2 Nominations

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