Highest-Rated Movies about 'Freddy Krueger', Sort by Popularity

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), Freddy vs. Jason (2003), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Freddy Krueger movies.

#1. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Storyline: Picking up where the original Nightmare left off, Nancy has grown up and become a psychiatrist specializing in dream therapy. She meets a group of children at a local hospital facing Freddy Krueger, the same demon she once encountered in her sleep. One of them is Kristen, who has the power to draw other people into her dreams. Working with a male doctor assigned to the case, Nancy helps the kids realize their special abilities within the nightmare world. When Freddy captures one of her charges, she leads a rescue attempt into Krueger's domain, in hopes of putting his spirit to rest once and for all.

Plot Keywords: freddy krueger, teen girl, psychiatrist, teen boy, doctor, maniac, gory ...

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#2. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

Storyline: It's nearing the 10th Anniversary of the film 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and one of the stars, Heather Langenkamp is being scared by a voice on a phone, sounding very similar to the film's villain, Freddy Krueger. When Heather's husband is killed in a car accident and is discovered with slash marks on him, Heather starts to wonder something. Especially when she discovers that Wes Craven is writing another 'Nightmare' film. Soon, she realizes that Freddy has now entered the real world, and the only way to defeat him is to become Nancy Thompson once again.

Plot Keywords: killer, actor, actress, director, son, creepy, gripping ...

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#3. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Storyline: Following up the previous Nightmare film, the dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills all three of the surviving Elm Street kids. However, Alice (who has the ability to draw others into her dreams) wills her special ability to her friend Alice before her demise. Afterwords, Alice soon realizes that Freddy is taking advantage of that unknown power she now wields to pull a new group of teenage children into his foul domain.

Plot Keywords: freddy krueger, young woman, dreamer, supernatural being, murder victim, serial killer, shocking ...

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#4. Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Storyline: It's been nearly ten years since Freddy Krueger terrorized people in the dreams, and the towns folk want to keep him erased from their memory. Freddy still has one more plan on getting back to Elm Street. He resurrects Jason Voorhees and sends him off to kill. The more bodies which fall to the ground, the stronger in which Freddy becomes. This is until, Freddy realizes that Jason isn't going to step aside easily, and must be taken down himself.

Plot Keywords: freddy krueger, jason voorhees, young man, young woman, victim, brutal, creepy ...

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#5. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

Storyline: A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only be overcome if the boy's sweetheart can master her fear.

Plot Keywords: freddy krueger, teen boy, coach, girlfriend, serial killer, sister, chilling ...

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#6. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

Storyline: Death stalks the dreams of several young adults to claim its revenge on the killing of Freddy Kruger. Chased and chastised by this finger-bladed demon, it is the awakening of old memories and the denials of a past of retribution that spurns this hellish vision of a dreamlike state and turns death into a nightmare reality.

Plot Keywords: freddy krueger, teenager, waitress, friend, police officer, frightening, gory ...

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#7. A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

Storyline: Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child. His intention is to be "born again" into the real world. The only one who can stop Freddy is his dead mother, but can Alice free her spirit in time to save her own son?

Plot Keywords: freddy krueger, pregnant woman, diver, model, ghost, boyfriend, dark ...

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#8. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

Storyline: In part six of the Nightmare on Elm Street series, dream monster Freddy Krueger has finally killed all the children of his hometown, and seeks to escape its confines to hunt fresh prey. To this end, he recruits the aid of his (previously unmentioned) daughter. However, she discovers the demonic origin of her father's powers and meets Dad head-on in a final showdown (originally presented in 3-D).

Plot Keywords: freddy krueger, daughter, therapist, teenager, troubled youth, murder victim, gory ...

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