A Nightmare on Elm Street

Theatrical - Wide 2010-04-30

Cast Jackie Haley Kyle Gallner Thomas Dekker Rooney Mara
Directed by Samuel Bayer
Written by Eric Heisserer Wesley Strick

Genres: Horror

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3/10

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A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality.

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