A Nightmare on Elm Street

1h 31m · 1984 · Directed by Wes Craven · 3.7 / 5 on Letterboxd

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) runs 1h 31m, directed by Wes Craven. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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...

Genres: Horror

Where to watch: HBO Max (US, checked 9 July 2026)