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A Nightmare on Elm Street

  • 20102010
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  • 1h 35m
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Jackie Earle Haley in A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
The spectre of a disfigured man haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.
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The spectre of a disfigured man haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.The spectre of a disfigured man haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.The spectre of a disfigured man haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
103K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,167
378
    • Samuel Bayer
    • Wesley Strick(screenplay)
    • Eric Heisserer(screenplay)
    • Wes Craven(characters)
  • Stars
    • Jackie Earle Haley
    • Rooney Mara
    • Kyle Gallner
    • Samuel Bayer
    • Wesley Strick(screenplay)
    • Eric Heisserer(screenplay)
    • Wes Craven(characters)
  • Stars
    • Jackie Earle Haley
    • Rooney Mara
    • Kyle Gallner
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    • 841User reviews
    • 189Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
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    Jackie Earle Haley
    Jackie Earle Haley
    • Freddy Krueger
    Rooney Mara
    Rooney Mara
    • Nancy Holbrook
    Kyle Gallner
    Kyle Gallner
    • Quentin Smith
    Katie Cassidy
    Katie Cassidy
    • Kris Fowles
    Thomas Dekker
    Thomas Dekker
    • Jesse Braun
    Kellan Lutz
    Kellan Lutz
    • Dean Russell
    Clancy Brown
    Clancy Brown
    • Alan Smith
    Connie Britton
    Connie Britton
    • Dr. Gwen Holbrook
    Lia D. Mortensen
    Lia D. Mortensen
    • Nora Fowles
    • (as Lia Mortensen)
    Julianna Damm
    • Little Kris
    Christian Stolte
    Christian Stolte
    • Jesse's Father
    Katie Schooping Knight
    • Creepy Girl #1
    Hailey Schooping Knight
    • Creepy Girl #2
    Leah Uteg
    Leah Uteg
    • Creepy Girl #3
    Don Robert Cass
    • History Teacher
    Kurt Naebig
    Kurt Naebig
    • Dean's Father
    Kyra Krumins
    Kyra Krumins
    • Little Nancy
    Brayden Coyer
    • Little Jesse
      • Samuel Bayer
      • Wesley Strick(screenplay) (story)
      • Eric Heisserer(screenplay)
      • Wes Craven(characters)
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    • Trivia
      Producer Brad Fuller has stated that while the film was a financial success, the backlash from fans, critics and industry professionals alike was so great that the phones at Platnum Dunes didn't ring for two years; they would not make another film until The Purge (2013). He admits that this film was handled poorly and a step back for the company, and it was decided that this would be their last horror remake.
    • Goofs
      (at around 18 mins) When Nancy and Quentin are talking in the school, between shots Quentin's jumper moves so that 'Joy Division' is fully visible on his T-shirt, however when the camera moves back to the position it was before, the jumper has moved back, so that you can only see 'Y Divis'.
    • Quotes

      Freddy Krueger: Why are you screaming?

      [pause]

      Freddy Krueger: I haven't even cut you yet!

      [laugh]

    • Crazy credits
      The movie's title doesn't appear on screen until nearly 10 minutes into the movie.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Surrogates/Pandorum/Fame (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      A Nightmare on Elm Street
      Written by Charles Bernstein

    User reviews841

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    5/10
    We all knew it was never going to beat the classic, but we were all expecting a good movie!
    Let me start off by saying i thought this movie was decent. But I expected a lot more.

    We all know the story of Freddy Krueger. How he got burnt etc. In this one it's the same, but it's the change of Freddy's character that really lost my interest. Jackie Earle Haley is about as best as you can get at playing Freddy Krueger. No one will ever beat Robert Englund. He's just Freddy Krueger! I don't really need to explain the plot, you all know the plot, BUT, let me explain the changes. In the old Nightmare On Elm Street, Freddy Krueger would always mess with people before he killed them. In this one he just kills them and doesn't mess around. Nothing humorous to say, nothing, just kills them. In the original he was a psychopathic killer who hurts children. In this one he's just a pedophile. Loves to screw all the women and girls. To me, that put me off. All this put me off. So Freddy's character changed a lot, but did it work? Not for me. Didn't work for me.

    All the acting was decent and there's some gory scenes, all in all, not the remake I was expecting and had hoped for. Everything about it is decent, but nothing great. 5/10
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    • May 21, 2010

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    • Is there going to be a sequel, if not a reboot?
    • Is this film a remake, re-imagining, sequel, or prequel to the original film?
    • Is this film connected to the "Friday the 13th" re-imagining?

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 2010 (United States)
      • United States
      • Warner Bros. (France)
      • Warner Bros. (Japan)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • John Hersey High School, Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Platinum Dunes
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital
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