# A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

> A resourceful teenager battles a scarred supernatural killer who turns her friends’ dreams into lethal hunting grounds.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/303

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Wes Craven
- Cast: Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Charles Fleischer
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087800/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: foreboding, surreal, visceral, halloween watch party, late night horror marathon

## Synopsis

When dreams turn deadly, survival means staying awake.

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- [Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/6276)
- [Shocker (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/7165)
- [Freddy vs. Jason (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/3547)
- [Fear Street: 1994 (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/413990)
- [Black Phone 2 (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/1201820)
- [A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/5135)
- [Child's Play (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/5656)
- [Friday the 13th (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/2590)
- [Before I Wake (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/184961)
- [A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/5272)

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