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A Nightmare on Elm Street

(2010)

Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, disturbing images, terror, and language.

R In Theaters 04/30/2010 , 90min.
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Plot & Details

Platinum Dunes revives the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with this reworking of slasher film legend Freddy Krueger, a deceased child killer who torments the dreams of the teenagers of Springwood, OH. Jackie Earle Haley picks up the killer's mantle from series veteran Robert Englund with the reboot from music-video director Samuel Bayer.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Horror
  • Run Time: 90min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 04/30/2010
  • DVD Release Date: 10/05/2010
  • Distributor(s): Warner Bros.
  • Director(s): Samuel Bayer
  • Starring: Jackie Earle Haley , Kyle Gallner , Rooney Mara , Katie Cassidy , Thomas Dekker
  • Themes: Serial Killers,Woman In Jeopardy,Disfigured Criminals
  • Tone: Creepy,Visceral,Gruesome,Ominous,Tense,Dreamlike,Menacing
  • Keywords: dream,killer,nightmare,teenagers
  • Country of Origin: USA (04-30-2010)
  • Language: English