A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a classic horror film that follows a group of teenagers who are haunted by a terrifying figure in their dreams. The film begins with Tina Gray, who awakens from a nightmare and discovers that she has been slashed by an unknown assailant. As the night progresses, Tina's friends, including Nancy Thompson and Glen Lantz, reveal that they too have had nightmares about the same disfigured man. When Tina falls asleep again, she is brutally murdered by the man in her dreams. As the death toll rises, Nancy becomes convinced that the man in their dreams is Freddy Krueger, a child molester who was burned alive by angry parents years earlier. She discovers that Krueger has returned to haunt the dreams of his killers' children, seeking revenge for his own death. Nancy and Glen must devise a plan to lure Krueger out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world, where they can stop him once and for all. But as they delve deeper into their investigation, they realize that Krueger's power is growing stronger every day. Can they stop him before it's too late? The film features a talented cast, including Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, John Saxon as Nancy's father Don Thompson, and Johnny Depp as Glen Lantz. It was directed by Wes Craven and became a cult classic in horror genre after its release in 1984

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as A Nightmare on Elm Street include The Ripper, Sacrilege, A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: Dream Master, Maniac, Blood Tracks, Killer Crocodile.

A Nightmare on Elm Street was released in theaters on November 16, 1984.