Question 1

Is A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) scary?

Accepted Answer

Mildly — A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) works more through dread than through overt scares. As a slasher film, it scored 4.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for atmosphere, and 5.5/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

What is A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)'s release date, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)'s US theatrical release date is April 30, 2010. Its first home release date is May 7, 2010.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?

Accepted Answer

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) has 15 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 4.0/10 for fear, 6.0/10 for gore, and 6.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 15 jump scares. Content warnings on file: child endangerment, self harm, and sexual violence.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?

Accepted Answer

Rooney Mara plays Nancy Holbrook, Kyle Gallner plays Quentin Smith, Jackie Earle Haley plays Freddy Krueger, Katie Cassidy plays Kris Fowles, Thomas Dekker plays Jesse Braun, Kellan Lutz plays Dean Russell, Clancy Brown plays Alan Smith, Connie Britton plays Dr. Gwen Holbrook.

Question 6

Does A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) has a downer ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) on Watch Darkly include Final Destination (2000), Valentine (2001), Black Phone 2 (2025), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

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