Movies Like A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
If you liked A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), a horror and thriller movie directed by Stephen Hopkins, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thrillerFreddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
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Immaculate (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thrillerAn American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister…
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and thrillerA psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
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It's Alive (1974)
★ 6/10Also horrorThe Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever scared. And it's easily scared.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
★ 7.4/10Also horrorTeenagers 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…
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also horrorA demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and thrillerParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before…
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Cobweb (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorEight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be…
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Silent Hill (2006)
★ 6.6/10Also horrorRose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to…
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Please Don't Feed the Children (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerAfter a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.
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The Nun (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorA priest with a dark past and a novice nearing her final vows are sent by the Vatican to Romania to investigate a nun's death and face a demonic force.
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Halloween Ends (2022)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerFour years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of…
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Prey for the Devil (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and thrillerIn response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister…
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The First Omen (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also horrorWhen a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about…
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The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
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Diabolic (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also horrorA woman's hope for a miracle cure turns into a nightmare when she confronts the vengeful spirit of a cursed witch, determined to claim her as a vessel for her evil power.
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Saint Catherine (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorAn orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.
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The Deliverance (2024)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerEbony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services…
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Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)
★ 7.7/10Also horror and thrillerGemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world.
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Ginger Snaps (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorThe story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously…