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A Nightmare on Elm Street

"If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all."

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.3/10
5,588 votes
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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.8M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$57.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$55.2M

ROI: +3067%

Budget Recovery3167% of budget
$0|Budget: $1.8M|Revenue: $57.0M

Where to Watch A Nightmare on Elm Street

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaR
——Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On DemandAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15
——Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTubeApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada
Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel—Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM
——Apple TV Store, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
United Kingdom15
AustraliaM
Germany16
France12
Argentina18
Brazil16
Denmark15

+12 more countries

Production

Director

Wes Craven

Writer

Wes Craven

Production Companies

New Line CinemaSmart Egg PicturesMedia Home EntertainmentCinema 84The Elm Street Venture

Cast

Heather Langenkamp photo

Heather Langenkamp

Nancy Thompson

Robert Englund photo

Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

John Saxon photo

John Saxon

Lieutenant Thompson

Ronee Blakley photo

Ronee Blakley

Marge Thompson

Johnny Depp photo

Johnny Depp

Glen Lantz

Jsu Garcia photo

Jsu Garcia

Rod Lane

Amanda Wyss photo

Amanda Wyss

Tina Gray

Charles Fleischer photo

Charles Fleischer

Dr. King

Joseph Whipp photo

Joseph Whipp

Sergeant Parker

No Image

Ed Call

Mr. Lantz

No Image

Sandy Lipton

Mrs. Lantz

Lin Shaye photo

Lin Shaye

Teacher

Tags & Keywords

dreamsnightmarepsychopathsleepchild murdersupernaturalohiomurderslashertrappedalcoholicboiler roombooby trapdisfigurementmedical test

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