What is the best A Nightmare on Elm Street movie?

Some entries reinvented the dream-killer formula, others leaned into one-liners and cartoon kills. Freddy fans have argued over this order for four decades.

1. 1
   Dream Warriors

   The 1987 third entry where Nancy returns to help psychiatric patients fight Freddy with their dream powers.
   1000pts
2. 2
   A Nightmare on Elm Street

   Wes Craven's 1984 original that introduced Freddy Krueger, the burned killer who stalks teenagers in their dreams.
   960pts
3. 3
   A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

   The 2010 Platinum Dunes remake with Jackie Earle Haley taking over the role of Freddy Krueger.
   464pts
4. 4
   The Dream Child

   The 1989 fifth film in which Freddy reaches Alice through the dreams of her unborn child.
   464pts
5. 5
   Freddy vs. Jason

   The 2003 crossover in which Freddy Krueger resurrects Jason Voorhees and the two horror icons end up fighting each other.
   464pts
6. 6
   Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

   The 1991 sixth film that reveals Freddy's past and ends with a 3D finale.
   365pts
7. 7
   The Dream Master

   The 1988 fourth film, directed by Renny Harlin, in which Alice inherits the powers of Freddy's victims.
   365pts
8. 8
   Wes Craven's New Nightmare

   Craven's 1994 meta-horror film where a real-world Freddy haunts the cast and crew of the original movie.
   365pts
9. 9
   Freddy's Revenge

   The 1985 sequel in which Freddy tries to possess a new teenager living in the Elm Street house.
   0pts

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