A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

R

Released Feb 27, 1987

1h 35m

Horror

List

67%

Tomatometer

61 Reviews

68%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

During a hallucinatory incident, young Kristen Parker (Patricia Arquette) has her wrists slashed by dream-stalking monster Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Her mother, mistaking the wounds for a suicide attempt, sends Kristen to a psychiatric ward, where she joins a group of similarly troubled teens. One of the doctors there is Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp), who had battled Freddy some years before. Nancy senses a potential in Kristen to rid the world of Freddy once and for all.

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Critics Consensus

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors offers an imaginative and surprisingly satisfying rebound for a franchise already starting to succumb to sequelitis.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Abysmal, and the only thing worth cheering is special effects work by Peter Chesney.

Jul 27, 2023

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Desmond Ryan

Philadelphia Inquirer

It's the dumbest installment in the series.

Jul 25, 2023

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Bill Briggs

Orlando Sentinel

Drive-In Academy Award nominations for... Robert Englund, as Freddy Krueger, the one and only, and Chuck Russel, the director, for doing a heck of a job.

Jul 24, 2023

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Michael D. Reid

Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada)

The ingeniously, splendidly executed fantasy sequences are what make the movie so ultimately enjoyable.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 25, 2023

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John Wooley

Tulsa World

The special effects this time include some convincing animation and a couple of very grisly sequences.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 25, 2023

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Bob Ross

Tampa Tribune

The originality and wit of the first two seem to have been skipped in favor of flashy effects and pseudo-religious false traits.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 25, 2023

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Lucas t

One of the worst of the franchise, overrated in my opinion.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Charles C

How do these movies manage to be so mid.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/18/24

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chris h

This instalment brings everything you want in a slasher film.highly recommended.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/24

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Jay H

This was the first R-rated movie I watched in a theater. Jennifer's "big break in TV" is the last good scene. "Dream Warriors", my flabby backside; each teenager lasts about 2 minutes before they are beaten.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/10/24

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Lloyd S

Never laughed so much while watching an horror movie. lmao Although this movie has some sfx, it sucks completely.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/07/24

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hailee M

I like how it completed the story with Nancy… Rest in peace, her and her dad, But low-key that makes me even more nervous from psych wards😂😂.. Good storyline for the kids Some type of details and the doctors are very stereotype

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Chuck Russell

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Heather Langenkamp

Nancy Thompson

Patricia Arquette

Kristen Parker

Craig Wasson

Dr. Neil Gordon

Laurence Fishburne

Max

Priscilla Pointer

Dr. Elizabeth Simms

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Synopsis

During a hallucinatory incident, young Kristen Parker (Patricia Arquette) has her wrists slashed by dream-stalking monster Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Her mother, mistaking the wounds for a suicide attempt, sends Kristen to a psychiatric ward, where she joins a group of similarly troubled teens. One of the doctors there is Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp), who had battled Freddy some years before. Nancy senses a potential in Kristen to rid the world of Freddy once and for all.

Director: Chuck Russell
Producer: Robert Shaye
Screenwriter: Wes Craven
Distributor: New Line Cinema, Image Entertainment Inc., Media Home Entertainment
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 30, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $44.1M
Runtime: 1h 35m

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