Every Nightmare on Elm Street Movie—Ranked

For such a compelling concept, A Nightmare on Elm Street went on to many sequels, making Freddy a slasher icon. The reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street just didn’t work well for various reasons. 4 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)Freddy has a new strategy for his first sequel, Freddy's Revenge. Wes Craven’s New Nightmare Release Date October 14, 1994 Runtime 112 minutes Director Wes Craven Cast Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes, John Saxon, Tracy Middendorf, David Newsom, Fran Bennett, Wes Craven, Robert Shaye, Marianne Maddalena, Sam Rubin, Sara Risher Writers Wes Craven Franchise(s) A Nightmare on Elm Street Main Genre Horror Budget $8 Million Studio(s) New Line Productions Distributor(s) New Line Cinema Streaming A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989), Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)2 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) isn’t done with Freddy when she returns for Dream Warriors. A Nightmare on Elm Street Release Date November 9, 1984 Runtime 91 minutes Director Wes Craven Cast Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Charles Fleischer, Joseph Whipp, Lin Shaye, Joe Unger, Mimi Craven, Jack Shea, Ed Call, Sandy Lipton, David Andrews, Jeff Levine, Donna Woodrum, Shashawnee Hall, Carol Pritikin, Brian Reise, Ash Adams, Don Hannah, Leslie Hoffman, Paul Grenier Writers Wes Craven Producers John Burrows, Joseph Wolf, Robert Shaye, Sara Risher Sequel(s) A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Freddy vs. Jason Franchise(s) A Nightmare on Elm Street Main Genre Horror Budget $1.8 million Studio(s) New Line CinemaFreddy Krueger is one of the best slasher villains with a personality that can't be beaten.