A Nightmare on Elm Street

Movie · 1984 Currently trending

A Nightmare on Elm Street

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 is #5 on HBO Max in Germany today. Stream it on AMC or Philo.

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ChartBestTop 10 days
HBO Max · 🇺🇸 United States · Movies#58
HBO Max · 🇩🇪 Germany · Movies#51

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TodayHBO Max · 🇩🇪 DE · Movies#5