Robert Englund films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 26 films on Boxlist

Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy and Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th.

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Starring Robert Englund

A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
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...
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.
Where to watch:+ rent/buy
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
Taking inspiration from Peter M. Bracke's definitive book of the same name, this seven-hour documentary dives into the making of all twelve Friday the 13th films, with all-new interviews from the cast and the crew.
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Movie stars and members of the film industry make fun of several narrative and visual clichés that are as shocking and aesthetic as they are often truly ridiculous.
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New Nightmare
1994 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
As Heather Langenkamp considers making another Nightmare on Elm Street film with Wes Craven, her son, Dylan, falls under the spell of the iconic disfigured villain Freddy Krueger. Eventually, Langenkamp must confront Freddy's demonic...
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Big Wednesday
1978 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
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Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
Influenced by a sinister Cricket and created by Geppetto, Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.
Hatchet
2006 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
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The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Leroy, Reggie and Cheruce Paloni host a Halloween special full of spooky shorts from a group of up-and-coming animators.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
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...
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Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
2007 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
As a child Jack Brooks witnessed the brutal murder of his family. Now a young man he struggles with a pestering girlfriend, therapy sessions that resolve nothing, and night classes that barely hold his interest. After unleashing an ancient...
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2001 Maniacs
2005 · Film
5.2/10 · TMDB
On their way to Spring Break, college kids take a detour through an old Southern town. The people of Pleasant Valley insist the kids stay for their annual barbecue celebration... but instead of getting a taste of the old South, the old...
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The Midnight Man
2016 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
A girl and her friends find a game in the attic that summons a creature known as The Midnight Man, who uses their worst fears against them.
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Wishmaster
1997 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
The Djinn having been released from his ancient prison seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby opening a portal and freeing his fellow Djinn to take over the earth.
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Freddy vs. Jason
2003 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
In an attempt to free himself from a state of forgotten limbo, evil dream-demon Freddy Krueger devises a plan to manipulate un-dead mass murderer Jason Voorhees into slicing-and-dicing his way through the teenage population of Springwood...
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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
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...
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A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
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...
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Urban Legend
1998 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.
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Galaxy of Terror
1981 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDB
As a lone spaceship proceeds on its long voyage across space, the crew are surprised to encounter a strange pyramid form. Surprise turns to horror as one by one, they discover that their darkest nightmares are all starting to become real...
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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies...
Choose or Die
2022 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
In pursuit of an unclaimed $125,000 prize, a broke college dropout decides to play an obscure, 1980s survival computer game. But the game curses her, and she’s faced with dangerous choices and reality-warping challenges. After a series of...
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Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
2015 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
A giant alligator goes head to head with a giant Anaconda. The town sheriff must find a way to destroy the two monsters before they kill the whole town.
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Python
2000 · Film
4.5/10 · TMDB
Sleepy New Haven California is a small town with a big problem. A sixty foot slithering horror has arrived and shattered the town's tranquillity on it's path of death and destruction... Growing violent and more savage with each attack the...
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Zombie Strippers!
2008 · Film
4.8/10 · TMDB
In the not too distant future a secret government re-animation chemo-virus gets released into conservative Sartre, Nebraska and lands in an underground strip club. As the virus begins to spread, turning the strippers into "Super Zombie...
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDB
Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific...
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Meet the Deedles
1998 · Film
4.3/10 · TMDB
Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge.
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