

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
The man of your dreams is back.
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
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5.8/10
2,226 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3M
- Box office
- $30M
- Language
- English
- high school
- fire
- dreams
- nightmare
- sadism
- psychopath
- transformation
- supernatural
- diary
- halloween
- haunted house
- possession
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United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR1 Nov 1985
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1817 Oct 1986
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMModified version10 Apr 1986
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1823 Jul 1987
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1830 Jan 1987
FranceFR
- Theatrical1226 Feb 1986
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1619 Mar 1987
HungaryHU
- Theatrical188 Mar 1990
IrelandIE
- Theatrical189 Jan 1987
JapanJP
- TheatricalPG1224 Jan 1987
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/184 Jun 1987
SpainES
- Theatrical15 Aug 1986
Frequently asked questions
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge was released on 1 November 1985.
Audience reviews
4- J5/10
John Chard
10/11/2015
Possession is nine-tenths of the law. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge is the runt of the Elm Street litter. It was unfortunate to be the sequel to a landmark horror film, a film that birthed one of the ultimate horror icons whilst having at its core a terrifying premise. A premise that was superbly executed by all involved in the first film. Part 2 bravely tried to advance the bogeyman story to …
- T6/10
tmdb15214618
6/26/2017
Freddy's Revenge deserves redemption. If you don't expect a film about Freddy, you can appreciate this sequel for what it is, instead of begrudging it for what it isn't. The argument for a gay reading--the idea that Freddy is symbolic of the protagonist's repressed homosexual desires--isn't entirely convincing but even without it, the movie's a lot better than many credit it. This is a Nightmare on Elm Street story t…
- A5/10
Andre Gonzales
4/17/2023
The nightmare that started it all. Made us all scared to go to to sleep. My favorite horror series next to Friday the 13th. Love this movie.
- A5/10
Andre Gonzales
4/17/2023
My least favorite out of the series. Didn't like this one because Freddy wasn't really killing any one until the end. He used a live human to kill for him. So it was kind of dumb.
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