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A Nightmare on Elm Street

Movie · 2010 · 95 min

A grim, joyless slasher that trades wit for dread, offering jump scares and a bleak atmosphere but little fun.

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2010 film directed by Samuel Bayer
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Runtime
95 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • trauma
  • death
  • guilt
  • memory
Places
  • small town
  • suburbs
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
horror, slasher, mystery, thriller, ghost
Directed by
Samuel Bayer
Written by
Eric Heisserer, Wesley Strick
Starring
Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Kellan Lutz, Clancy Brown, Connie Britton, Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker
Music
Steve Jablonsky
Cinematography
Jeff Cutter
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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