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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

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24% Tomatometer 38 Reviews 32% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Murderous ghoul Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) has slaughtered every last child in his hometown. He ventures on to a new location, scouting fresh young victims to hack up with his finger blades. He arrives in a small town in which his long-lost daughter, Maggie (Lisa Zane), works as a therapist for troubled youths. Furthermore, he attempts to recruit her for his dastardly pursuits, but she has other ideas. Father and daughter meet for a bloody showdown that will determine Freddy's fate once and for all.
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

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Critics Consensus

Reducing the once-terrifying Dream Reaper into a goofy caricature, this joyless climax will leave audiences hoping Freddy stays dead.

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Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sep 23, 2025
The special-effects slaughters are infrequent and only quasi-inspired. Go to Full Review
Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Jan 27, 2019
C-
The joke is on the filmmakers: By taking the finality out of death, they've already robbed the horror genre of its giddy sting. Go to Full Review
Kim Newman Empire Magazine Apr 5, 2010
2/5
The one interesting idea -- what would a town be like if all the teenagers in it had been slaughtered in five movies? -- is thrown away with a few cheap jokes. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine Oct 4, 2025
3/10
Other films in the series have varied in quality and innovation, but have remained broadly entertaining. This is the first time the production team developed a film that was, for all sensible intents and purposes, unwatchable. Go to Full Review
Brian Bisesi Horror Movie Club Podcast Sep 25, 2025
3/5
The Final Nightmare deserves more credit for exploring the most interesting avenues of the Elm St. franchise since Dream Warriors, but some utterly silly choices squander its otherwise dark tone and blunt the impact of Freddy’s grim backstory. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 11, 2025
2/5
Some satisfying moments for longtime fans of the franchise and the way it pays off elements of the mythology, though it's otherwise another forgettable entry into the long-running series. Go to Full Review
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Leia S Apr 25, 2019 Supposedly the last A Nightmare On Elm Street, this installment is indeed a nightmare. I liked the idea that all the kids are excluded from Springwood but the idea is barely touched. Instead, the film is filled with lame deaths and the backstory of Maggie, a useless character, that is so uninteresting. Plus, since Dream Warrior, Freddy has always been somewhat of a comedian, with his cheap one liner. But this time, it was way too much! It felt like a parody of A Nightmare On Elm Street. Beside, his makeup felt really cheap and the special effect don't stand out like in the other movies. Ultimately, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, tried to fill all the holes and answer all the remaining question that was never really understood but sadly it just feels like it is too late for that and fail to conclude the series. See more
Mar 11, 2019 This is legit the worst movie I've ever seen by far 0/10
Poe S Feb 13, 2019 As much as I despise The Dream Child, Freddy's Dead just pisses me off more than The Dream Child ever did. This film is a spit in the faces to fans of the original film & horror fans in general. The suspense, atmosphere, & tension from the original doesn't exist in this dreadful piece of shit. The characters are some of the most unlikable one-dimensional, cardboard cut-out & paper thin annoying idiots to ever exist in a movie, the kills are boring, the nightmares sequences are stupid & pointless, the big reveal of Freddy's child is just a stupid plot hole, & the plot is filled with every single horror cliche that has ever exists. Even worst, this film horribly turns Freddy Kreuger into a full on Looney Tunes character. But, the thing that really pisses me off about this film is that Freddy Kreuger is killed by his own daughter. See more
Draco L Dec 16, 2018 A Great End to the Series before Freddy Vs Jason
Harry S Oct 20, 2018 Great- I own all the Blue-rays as well but in this case FREDDY'S DEAD The Final Nightmare The blu-ray does not have 'Famous' Final Anaglyph 3D End Sequence so I watched the HD version till the 3D Finale and busted out my pair of "color-coded" "anaglyph glasses" I saved from my 'Psychedelic' expansion of consciousness days to watch the DVD in 3D. I do not really like black humor in horror films albeit: Ash(Bruce Campbell) & Feddy Krueger ( Robert Englund) Krueger is at his funniest. Totally hilarious. And it the film still can creeps me out. 'Que-Tip through the ear scene'. These films are (so good). Or maybe one must need to be a nostalgic super fan!! The cameo's by Roseanne , Tom Arnold , Alice Cooper and 'This your Brain on Drugs' F-ing funny A.S. by Johnny Deep. I thought I would work my way backwords in the 9 film collection Worst to best . But I was wrong about FREDDY'S DEAD' it is one of the best . See more
Hermione P Oct 8, 2018 Mais comédia do que Terror KKK
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Synopsis Murderous ghoul Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) has slaughtered every last child in his hometown. He ventures on to a new location, scouting fresh young victims to hack up with his finger blades. He arrives in a small town in which his long-lost daughter, Maggie (Lisa Zane), works as a therapist for troubled youths. Furthermore, he attempts to recruit her for his dastardly pursuits, but she has other ideas. Father and daughter meet for a bloody showdown that will determine Freddy's fate once and for all.
Director
Rachel Talalay
Producer
Robert Shaye, Aron Warner
Screenwriter
Wes Craven, Rachel Talalay, Michael De Luca
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Rating
R (Horror Violence|Drug Content|Language)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 13, 1991, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$34.0M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
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