A Nightmare on Elm Street
Movie, 2010, The remake, Set in Springwood
A Nightmare on Elm Street is #9 of 9 in release order and #9 of 9 in chronological order in the A Nightmare on Elm Street.
The story
Teenagers Nancy, Quentin, Kris, Jesse and Dean are all neighborhood friends who begin having the same dream of a horribly disfigured man who wears a tattered sweater and a glove made of knives. The man terrorizes them in their dreams, and the only escape is to wake up. But when, one by one, they start dying violently, the friends realize that what happens in the dream world is real, and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake.
A Nightmare on Elm Street recap
In this remake, Springwood teenagers Nancy Holbrook, Quentin Smith, Kris, Jesse and Dean dream of a burned man with a bladed glove. Dean seems to slit his own throat in a diner while his girlfriend Kris watches, and then Kris is killed in her bed. The survivors discover they all went to the same preschool and that the gardener there, Fred Krueger, abused them as children. Their parents, believing the stories, chased Krueger and burned him alive, then had the children's memories suppressed. Quentin and Nancy try to stay awake, risking micro-naps, and set out to find proof.
A Nightmare on Elm Street ending explained
At the old preschool, Nancy lets herself fall asleep so she can pull Freddy into the real world, and Quentin shocks her awake with adrenaline as she grabs him. Nancy cuts off his gloved hand and slits his throat, and Quentin burns the building. At home, Freddy reaches through a mirror and kills Nancy's mother. No sequel followed.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street is streaming on Philo, AMC, and HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 14%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Freddy vs. Jason, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Wes Craven's New Nightmare, the last.
What to watch before A Nightmare on Elm Street
Nothing. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Rooney Mara as Nancy Holbrook
- Kyle Gallner as Quentin Smith
- Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger
- Katie Cassidy as Kris Fowles
- Thomas Dekker as Jesse Braun
- Kellan Lutz as Dean Russell
- Clancy Brown as Alan Smith
- Connie Britton as Dr. Gwen Holbrook
- Lia D. Mortensen as Nora Fowles
- Julianna Damm as Little Kris
- Christian Stolte as Jesse's Father
- Katie Schooping Knight as Creepy Girl #1
Directed by Samuel Bayer.