Film198894 min

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Name: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1988
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Robert Englund, Tuesday Knight, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Lisa Wilcox

Taste attributes: horrorthrillerdetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalmartial artsteenfastunsavouryheavyimaginarysurrealgrittyenclosedall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosion

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"Terror beyond your wildest dreams."

Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is unsavoury, serious and rough-edged. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.8 /10

TMDB · 932 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who can draw others into her dreams, wills her special ability to her friend Alice. Alice soon realizes that Freddy is taking advantage of that unknown power to pull a new group of children into his foul domain.

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