Movies Like A Nightmare on Elm Street
If you liked A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), a horror and mystery movie directed by Samuel Bayer, 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 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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Silent Hill (2006)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and mysteryRose, 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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Barbarian (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and mysteryIn town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she…
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and mysteryA 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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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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The Children (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mysteryA relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
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Haunt (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and thrillerOn Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realisation that some nightmares are real.
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The Black Phone (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and thrillerFinney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney…
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Case 39 (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and mysteryIn her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the…
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Carrie (1976)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and thrillerWithdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent…
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The Entity (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and mysteryA single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and mysteryParanormal 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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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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Halloween (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and thrillerLaurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
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You Shall Not Sleep Tonight (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thrillerA boy is haunted by terrifying nightmares where a monster lurks inside the closet. To his relief, his father appears in the middle of the night helping him to face his fears. But the boy will begin to question the true…
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No One Gets Out Alive (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and mysteryAn immigrant in search of the American dream is forced to take a room in a boarding house and soon finds herself in a nightmare from which she can't escape.
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Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thrillerArthur and his two children inherit his uncle's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to twelve ghosts. When the family, accompanied by a nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped…
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Dark Harvest (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerIn a small Midwestern town, a deadly annual ritual unfolds when the mythical nightmare, Sawtooth Jack, rises from the cornfields and challenges the town’s teenage boys in a bloody battle of survival.
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The Conjuring (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and thrillerParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying…
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Insidious (2011)
★ 7/10Also horror and thrillerA family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they…