A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, fantasy, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Standout sound design
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is terrifying, tense, and violent.
Nostalgic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, fantasy, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, fantasy, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout sound design
Look and sound: the sound design stand out.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 68%, and Metacritic 49). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 36 min
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors runs 1 h 36 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors higher (70) than critics (59). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $45 million worldwide, 10.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+59GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in 73 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 111 storytelling tropes for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, including Shovel Strike, Kick the Dog, Catapult Nightmare.
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