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Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Horror · Mystery · Fantasy · 1994

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

Movie details

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

“This time the terror doesn't stop at the screen.”

1994 Horror · Mystery · Fantasy 1h 52m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Wes Craven's New Nightmare?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Wes Craven

Written by

Wes Craven

Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp / Nancy Thompson

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger

Miko Hughes

Miko Hughes

Dylan Porter

Wes Craven

Wes Craven

Wes Craven

David Newsom

David Newsom

Chase Porter

Tracy Middendorf

Tracy Middendorf

Julie

Fran Bennett

Fran Bennett

Dr. Christine Heffner

Court is in session

Put Wes Craven's New Nightmare on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.