A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Directed by Wes Craven · 91 min · Horror
62.0 TOPICAL score · #1,170 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984, directed by Wes Craven) has a TOPICAL score of 62.0 - ranked 1,170 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 76. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (6,000 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 51 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 76
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (6,000 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 51 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read159,351 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Heather Langenkamp (actor #1,572), Johnny Depp (actor #128), Robert Englund (actor #1,658), Amanda Wyss
“In later years, the film has been recognized as a top horror classic by BoxReview.com.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10