Movie (#377) Back to listing ID 377 Title A Nightmare on Elm Street Overview 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... Director Wes Craven Year 1984 Votes 4228 Rating 7.311 Popularity 35.328 Budget 1800000 Poster Url https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wGTpGGRMZmyFCcrY2YoxVTIBlli.jpg Are you sure you want to %action_name%?