A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)
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The story
The film centers on a group of teenagers living on one street who are stalked and murdered in their dreams by a disfigured man named Freddy Krueger. The teenagers discover that they all share a common link from their childhood that makes them targets for Krueger. As the teens realize the danger, they must navigate the blurring lines between their dreams and reality to survive the stalker's pursuit.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Dean Russell is attacked by Freddy Krueger in a dream, leading to his death in reality. His friends, Kris and Nancy, begin experiencing similar nightmares. Nancy and her friend Quentin discover they attended the same preschool where Krueger, the groundskeeper, was accused of molesting children before being burned alive. As the teens suffer from insomnia and hallucinations, they attempt to stop Krueger by confronting him at the preschool. Nancy manages to pull Krueger into the real world and burns him, but he later appears in a mirror to kill her mother.
- First release year
- 2010
- Runtime (minutes)
- 95
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Samuel Bayer
- Writers
- Wesley Strick · screenplay; Eric Heisserer · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Jackie Earle Haley · Fred "Freddy" Krueger; Kyle Gallner · Quentin Smith; Rooney Mara · Nancy Holbrook; Katie Cassidy · Kris Fowles; Thomas Dekker · Jesse Braun; Kellan Lutz · Dean Russell
- Genres
- slasher; horror
- Themes
- trauma; dreams vs reality
- Tone and mood
- dark; scary
- Premise and plot tags
- remake; slasher; supernatural
- Source material / true-story basis
- Wes Craven's 1984 film
- Franchise connections
- Nightmare on Elm Street
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 35 · scale: 100 · review count: 25
- Awards and nominations
- People's Choice Award · best horror film · 2011 · win
- Production trivia
- The film was shot primarily in Illinois.; The production used a 30% tax break for filming in Illinois.
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