Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- nightmarish
- surreal
- campy
- late night horror marathon
- 1980s horror double feature
What critics said
Critics generally regarded the sequel as a relative high point for the uneven franchise, praising its imagination and effects while finding it derivative of earlier installments.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Freddy Krueger exploits Kristen's ability to draw others into dreams and pulls Alice's peers into his domain.
Alice receives Kristen's dream-pulling ability and must learn to use it against Freddy.
The film emphasizes imaginative nightmare sequences and Inferno-like imagery alongside its kills.
Alice moves from shyness and limited confidence toward confronting Freddy and embracing her power.
Films like A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, and why
A Nightmare on Elm Street
supernatural slasher horror centered on a recurring killer, vulnerable teenagers, and inventive nightmare imagery
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
stylized teen slasher horror combining graphic kills, supernatural menace, and franchise mythology
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
1980s slasher horror with a supernatural killer stalking young people through heightened genre set pieces
The Cell
surreal supernatural horror using dreamlike visual effects and a young protagonist's confrontation with an iconic monster
Movie Details
- Director
- Renny Harlin
- Release Date
- 1988-08-19
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (1689)
Cast
- Robert Englund
- Rodney Eastman
- Danny Hassel
- Andras Jones
- Tuesday Knight
- Ken Sagoes
- Lisa Wilcox
- Brooke Bundy
- Nicholas Mele
- Toy Newkirk
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master about?
- A shy teenager inherits a dangerous dream power and turns Freddy Krueger’s nightmare realm against him.
- What is A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master as graphic.
- What did critics think of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master?
- Critics generally regarded the sequel as a relative high point for the uneven franchise, praising its imagination and effects while finding it derivative of earlier installments.
- Which films are like A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master?
- Films with a similar feel include A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, and The Cell.
- How long is A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master?
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master?
- In United States, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
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