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

7.4/10

6,068 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

Available in 83 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	AMC	Philo	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, YouTube

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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

Nancy Thompson

Robert Englund

Fred Krueger

Johnny Depp

Glen Lantz

Amanda Wyss

Tina Gray

Jsu Garcia

Rod Lane

John Saxon

Lt. Thompson

Ronee Blakley

Marge Thompson

Charles Fleischer

Dr. King

Joseph Whipp

Sgt. Parker

Lin Shaye

Teacher

Joe Unger

Sgt. Garcia

Mimi Craven

Nurse

Tags & Keywords

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