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A Nightmare on Elm Street Movie Information:
- Directors:
- Wes Craven
- Stars:
- John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia … (full cast)
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The Exorcist (1973)
Synopsis/Plot: A visiting actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic and dangerous changes in the behavior and physical make-up of her 12-year-old daughter.
Meanwhile, a young priest at nearby Georgetown University begins to doubt his faith while…
Tagline: What an excellent day for an exorcism!
Genres: Horror
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They later learned the calls were coming from a crazed serial killer, in a white faced…
Tagline: A new thriller from Wes Craven
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Synopsis/Plot: The year is 1963, the night: Halloween.
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only to discover that 15 year old Judith Myers has been stabbed to death, by her 6 year-old brother, Michael.
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Synopsis/Plot: Five college students take time off to spend a peaceful vacation in a remote cabin.
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She meets a group of children at a local hospital facing Freddy Krueger, the same…
Tagline: Freddy's just around the corner...
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Synopsis/Plot: A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger.
This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to…
Tagline: The first name in terror returns...
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Synopsis/Plot: It's nearing the 10th Anniversary of the film 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and one of the stars, Heather Langenkamp is being scared by a voice on a phone, sounding very similar to the film's…
Tagline: Dieses mal nützt es nichts wenn du wach bleibst. (This Time, staying awake won't save You)
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Synopsis/Plot: Following up the previous Nightmare film, the dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills all three of the surviving Elm Street kids.
However, Kristen Parker (who…
Tagline: You shouldn't have buried me, I'm not dead
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Tagline: You Think You Know About Dreams... You Know Nothing!
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This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child.…
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Movies like A Nightmare on Elm Street include The Exorcist (1973), Scream (1996), Halloween (1978), The Evil Dead (1981), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), New Nightmare (1994), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), and A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989).
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