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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991
Comedy
Fantasy
1h 29m
Freddy Krueger returns once again to haunt both the dreams of his daughter and Springwood's last surviving teenager. (imdb)
Directed by:
Rachel Talalay
Written by:
Wes Craven Wes Craven Rachel Talalay Michael De Luca
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Starring:
Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Kotto Tom Arnold Tom Arnold Johnny Depp Johnny Depp Roseanne Barr Breckin Meyer Breckin Meyer Robert Englund Robert Englund Lisa Zane Lisa Zane Shon Greenblatt Shon Greenblatt Lezlie Deane Lezlie Deane Ricky Dean Logan Ricky Dean Logan Cassandra Rachel Friel Cassandra Rachel Friel Elinor Donahue Elinor Donahue
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Franchise:
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
AKAs:
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Final Nightmare, Nightmare on Elm Street 6, A
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991
Comedy
Fantasy
1h 29m
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Rated 26 Oct 2017
60
50th
The 6th film in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series was the first to publicly claim to be, "The Final Nightmare". However the following films proved, in horror franchise tradition, that to be false. That aside, this edition plays like a remixed version of "Dream Warriors" with the troubled teens, "Dream Master" with the dream mythology, and "Dream Child" with a paternal Freddy. All three thrown in a blender to make an Elm Street smoothie that goes down surprisingly well, relatively speaking.
Rated 26 Oct 2017
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 13 Aug 2008
15
9th
It's never the final nightmare.
Rated 13 Aug 2008
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 26 Jun 2018
50
21st
Fine, whatever. Ten years of teenagers dying mysteriously and people turning a blind eye is some trail of tears nonsense thinktank piece just waiting to be slapped together.
Rated 26 Jun 2018
bofbof
Rated 11 Dec 2020
27
6th
Turn it off after 30 minutes and you'll have watched a hilarious Elm St parody. ...There's no joke about the rest of the movie here. Just turn it off. "But I'll miss Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp..." You'll miss nothing. Turn it off.
Rated 11 Dec 2020
muzak66muzak66
Rated 24 Oct 2013
39
13th
They tried way to hard.
Rated 24 Oct 2013
twincinematwincinema
Rated 28 Nov 2020
20
7th
When I put in my DVD, I forgot that you could watch this in 2D or 3D. Having no ready access to 3D glasses, I had to opt for the 2D experience. At the end of the film, Maggie pretty much turns to the audience to tell them to put on their 3D glasses, and the rest of the film is people pointing things at the camera. Spooky! What made Freddy scary in the original film? Oh right, it's giving deaf kids the power of ultrasonic hearing and then being really loud.
Rated 28 Nov 2020
paxtonPaxton
Rated 31 Jan 2012
54
27th
The Final Nightmare would be followed by New Nightmare. Nightmare City predated it by 11 years, and Night Train to Terror has nothing to do with this at all. Sorry for bringing it up.
Rated 31 Jan 2012
rihreyrihrey
Rated 07 Sep 2019
10
4th
what a way to go! oh, wait, it doesn't end here. fuck.
Rated 07 Sep 2019
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 09 Feb 2022
41
6th
Outside of one effective bit involving a super-sensitive hearing aid, a terminally dull and bland series entry that can’t decide whether to play Freddy for gross-out scares (that aren't scary) or laughs (the weird jokey moments, especially cameos from The Arnolds and Depp, lack any sort of resonance or meaning). Englund’s mere presence is still welcome, with a likable enough cast of kids, but the film as a whole is flat and disconsolate, perhaps in pre-mourning for its leading man?
Rated 09 Feb 2022
mohkoMohko
Rated 07 Apr 2008
10
6th
One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three, fo... Actually I don't care.
Rated 07 Apr 2008
yiannosYiannos
Rated 09 Jul 2017
28
1st
(Viewed on 31/12/12): The N.O.E.S franchise was always a mixed bag, but Freddy's Dead is the only film in the series that displays close to zero visual ingenuity.The acting is worse than usual, and the death sequences (the series' call card) are quite poorly done. The 3D effects are badly rendered and the final confrontation is anticlimactic. The montage credit sequence assembled from the highlights of previous installments merely reinforces the paucity of creative ideas in this cheap cash grab.
Rated 09 Jul 2017
dakota99Dakota99
Rated 27 Oct 2021
2
8th
Okay, I find a lot of weird entertainment in the later sequels because I think there is a little bit of creativity there. Freddy’s Dead, is so bizarre and so far removed from it’s roots to ever feel like a respectful entry in this franchise. Aside from the production looking cheap, the shoe-horned 3D makes the final act unbearable and a horrible closure to the iconic character. Freddy’s menacing presence is completely gone in this, as much of this movie feels like a gag real. Holy fuck.
Rated 27 Oct 2021
ytadelYtadel
Rated 02 Nov 2016
3
28th
(2016 Freddython #6:) I found myself weirdly somewhat amicable to this one after struggling to get through The Dream Child. Perhaps it's because this one completely gives up any remote pretense of being a horror movie and just becomes a pure comedy. Perhaps the Nintendo/Power Glove gag or Freddy killing the deaf kid with the chalkboard. I mean, don't misunderstand: This film is a piece of shit. But it's a piece of shit I found watchable and worth some laughs.
Rated 02 Nov 2016
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 28 Sep 2018
30
5th
If the idea was to turn Freddy into a cartoonish character, why didn't they use Peter Jackson's script then? Way better than this origin story - he had family, killed wife, lost daughter to orphanage, became serial killer of children, before dying was "invited" by dream demons to become their servant. Now they try to attract Freddy to reality to kill him. We finally see him with a clean face. Tons of lame effects, including the videogame sequence - he kills a kid by playing him as a character.
Rated 28 Sep 2018
aaaaaaarrgggaaaaaaarrggg
Rated 02 Mar 2009
57
46th
Not really the last installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street series (like maybe you thought it *was*!), this is a marginal improvement on parts 4 and 5. Inconsistent with others in its series but certainly watchable, though by now Tom Arnold and Roseanne Barr are getting to be scarier than Freddy.
Rated 02 Mar 2009
lumpnboylumpnboy
Rated 29 May 2014
30
16th
In this one, suburban normality doesn't alternate with dream surrealism and become increasingly infected by such nightmares. From the start 'reality' is already over-the-top batshit crazy, at least in Springwood - the distinction seems as much geographical as sleep-related, Freddy dwarfed by general craziness. A different logic is at work, and a somewhat different style. Looks cheap, badly acted. Certainly odd, but I can't imagine many would agree that 'they saved the best for last'.
Rated 29 May 2014
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 02 Aug 2015
15
17th
Most of the budget for this must have went to the writers' coke habits, because this throws random (and mostly batshit insane) ideas at the screen for 90 minutes with little regard to making any kind of sense. You want to watch Freddy videogaming a kid to death after turning his infamous glove into a Nintendo PowerGlove? Then this movie is for you.
Rated 02 Aug 2015
kasperlKasperL
Rated 26 Aug 2012
10
1st
If you pick two Freddies to skip, make it 'The Dream Child' and this one. But only two are worth watching in my opinion, those directed by Craven (the original and 'New Nightmare').
Rated 26 Aug 2012
maborosimaborosi
Rated 24 Oct 2018
78
74th
wet my pants at freddy killing a stoner in a videogame and just chilling in a random dream office with a joystick and the POWER GLOVE.
Rated 24 Oct 2018
psimpsim
Rated 23 Feb 2022
38
4th
"They saved the best for last." - Yeah... no.
Rated 23 Feb 2022
gogokaingogokain
Rated 25 Feb 2009
45
49th
The move to full slapstick oddly works in its favor, as does taking Freddy out of the shadows and making him a real character. Bonus points for the power glove and Zane being easy on the eyes.
Rated 25 Feb 2009
guy_piranhaguy piranha
Rated 27 Sep 2016
35
9th
lisa zane's heritage is uncanny, she has about the same amount of facial expressions as her brother. shon greenblatt looks like a failed attempt at cloning michael biehn. freddy has finally become a parody of himself. i never minded his occasional quips, but this time he was just clowning around way too hard. i love how this started though! right into the middle of just another day at springwood, some teenage dude trying to make it through a premium survival fantasy. the rest is garbage.
Rated 27 Sep 2016
jasongirl67Jasongirl67
Rated 12 Jul 2018
75
69th
The death of Freddy.....until the next nightmare Loved the whole bit with the power glove
Rated 12 Jul 2018
celticguy94celticguy94
Rated 04 Jun 2009
40
8th
Freddy the killer is noe Freddy the clown. Not scary at all, overley special effects, bad acting, and a crappy finale. Can't really get much worse
Rated 04 Jun 2009
eveeluneveelun
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
8th
Silly and pointless. The dark, occasionally sharp humor of the previous movies is gone; instead, this movies bludgeons you with celebrity cameos and gawdy video game sequences.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 27 Aug 2012
15
3rd
Freddy suffers the somewhat appropriate death of overexposed pop culture sell-out suicide...
Rated 27 Aug 2012
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 31 May 2009
25
4th
Ugh.
Rated 31 May 2009
arbk2ARBK2
Rated 23 Sep 2007
69
25th
It has some of the most terrible direction, shots, and acting of any of the movies in the Nightmare series. It completely takes away the dark boiler room atmosphere that made the series somewhat good as well. I can see the director sitting in a room with executives. This movie should only be watched for Freddy's ridiculous antics as he tortures the kids, and the equally ridiculous death scenes. It's the equivalent the horror equivalent of a porn parody.
Rated 23 Sep 2007
sweetmortalSweetMortal
Rated 04 Dec 2013
83
38th
A worthy self-parody that's albeit really crazy while featuring a dark caricature of Freddy. There is an adequate link with the rest of the series, but the history doesn't heavily deviate when we come into contact with seeing what happened when the concept earlier in the series of Freddy is revealed. There is neat interaction with the characters, especially the interesting relationship with Freddy and his daughter - pre and post burn.
Rated 04 Dec 2013
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 27 Oct 2013
40
31st
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare is the promised final installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, and with it and the previous chapter both not really being worth watching, it might be smart for it to be done. Freddy is no longer scary, the films have gotten increasingly thinner on plot and lighter in tone, and while the special effects gets showcased and the deaths are generally creative, that's all the franchise has going for it at this point.
Rated 27 Oct 2013
goldblumingGoldbluming
Rated 05 Oct 2016
53
10th
This is like a distinctly 90's version of the not-very-good Nightmares 4 and 5. Roseanne makes an appearance which is just fun. And then there's like a 15 minutes battle between Freddy and a stoner kid that is bizarrely mediated through the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Rated 05 Oct 2016
jonnyboyjonny_boy
Rated 05 Apr 2008
10
2nd
Indeed it's a comedy but i felt more like crying. Or just turning my TV off.
Rated 05 Apr 2008
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 24 Jul 2022
78
51st
Fans of slasher movies seem to prefer their killers to be as mysterious as possible, but I'm not a fan of slasher movies. Despite the bad acting; the Part 3 copying; the fact that it remains more unclear than ever why we should think Freddy will actually die this time (pulling him into reality didn't work the 1st time), I liked the increased backstory since it's different & the small twist. The dreams are also extra fun & even funny this time w/ Freddy acting like Bugs Bunny more than ever.
Rated 24 Jul 2022
joojooJooJoo
Rated 26 Jan 2009
2
16th
Horrifying in how badly this was lamed up - seems on purpose.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 28 Jul 2020
41
3rd
41.4.
Rated 28 Jul 2020
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
6th
Someone please put this bloated carcass of a franchise out of its misery. This flick is a complete rehash of everything you've already seen this series do 100 times.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
groovysoulsGroovy_Souls
Rated 29 Mar 2015
25
9th
Not the worst but close. I am pretty glad there is no more to watch in terms of Freddy right now. I am just done. A horrible movie with terrible acting, a horrendous score, and with no substance. Better than the horrifying plot of The Dream Child, but still nothing, but annoying Freddy again.
Rated 29 Mar 2015
julesfmbjulesfmb
Rated 07 Nov 2019
52
16th
I can't deny I had more fun with this one than the previous two.
Rated 07 Nov 2019
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 01 Nov 2021
50
4th
Viewed October 31, 2021. The series is just pure comedy at this point. It opens with a bleak Nietzche quote, followed by an equally bleak title card that says, “‘Welcome to Prime Time, bitch,’ - Freddy Kreuger.” The highlight is an absurd sequence where Freddy traps one of the teens in a sidescrolling videogame.
Rated 01 Nov 2021
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2010
22
6th
More of the same, couple funny cameos.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 30 Nov 2022
50
23rd
The much-maligned "Final Nightmare" is actually a breath of fresh air in a franchise that had just shot itself in the foot twice with the shitty parts 4 and 5. It plays around with the established formula, and that's certainly for the better. At last the pacing is good, the humour is on point and the acting's fine, especially Yaphet Kotto (plus cameos from Johnny Depp and Alice Cooper!). This film's script and overall vibe allowed the series to go back to being something more than just the same.
Rated 30 Nov 2022
bigsmittybigsmitty
Rated 23 Mar 2008
90
61st
Classic... he's got a powerglove! lol.
Rated 23 Mar 2008
kavuKavu
Rated 03 Apr 2008
4
1st
Horrible. Even Freddy's ridiculous and yeah, even compared to the other Nightmares.
Rated 03 Apr 2008
teeceeteecee
Rated 17 Sep 2008
10
5th
final - omsider
Rated 17 Sep 2008
thorgallThorgall
Rated 14 Oct 2010
1
12th
cool OST
Rated 14 Oct 2010
moviesinhellmoviesinhell
Rated 04 May 2009
50
7th
Fairly brainless. Fred again dispatches his victims with his patented blend of splatter and patter while transmogrifying into a psychedelic Freddy (to the strains of Iron Butterfly's "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida", no less!), a video-game Freddy, et al.
Rated 04 May 2009
ratedarghratedargh
Rated 22 Nov 2013
20
5th
Some conceptually interesting ideas are completely voided because of inept execution. Half-assed, ham-fisted explanations of how Freddy's physics work could have been good but it's just so lazy. Even the setting, a near dystopian future, is just kind plopped into the story for the hell of it
Rated 22 Nov 2013
andaybandayb
Rated 05 Mar 2010
20
4th
cinema-wise it's better than the original, better editing and directing, but still goofy and over the top. there's some pretty bad acting involved too.
Rated 05 Mar 2010
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 28 Sep 2013
50
20th
* Casting, Acting : 5 * Script : 4.5 * Directing, Aura : 4.5 * Ease of Viewing : 6 * Naked Eye : 5
Rated 28 Sep 2013
clark_novaClark Nova
Rated 03 Aug 2013
80
45th
IT'S 3D!!!!!...Bitch
Rated 03 Aug 2013
talonmalontalonmalon
Rated 22 Jun 2014
15
4th
Now the franchise officially goes bad. Movies 4 and 5 weren't great, but at the very least, they had a degree of style and likability to a part of their cast. Freddy's Dead has none of that. The storyline is convoluted and makes no sense, the acting is bad, the characters are bad, the silliness is so extreme, and the movie is very predictable. Of all the Nightmare on Elm Street films, this is the worst by far.
Rated 22 Jun 2014
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
15
0th
All I remember is that the way the movie told you when to put on the glasses was pretty funny.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 09 Apr 2007
20
13th
The end of the series proper. The sets and special effects are slightly cooler than the previous two films, but again, it's just more of the same.
Rated 09 Apr 2007
mervtaylorMerv_Taylor
Rated 17 Jun 2012
23
9th
Look, I love Freddy, but this is straight garbage. Only one I find absolutely not worth watching.
Rated 17 Jun 2012
stainStain
Rated 30 Mar 2007
50
33rd
Terribly made but the jokes and gimmicks keep you awake -- plus I was hoping the fucker really was wasted
Rated 30 Mar 2007
yawkcorbyawkcorb
Rated 20 Aug 2009
30
6th
This movie could have been much better. The characters are hit and miss, with the stereotypical "tough girl" being a huge miss. Despite being a total bitch, she just doesn't manage to be much else. The last 20 minutes or so are the 3D part, and the 3D gags suck so very much. For sure one of the weakest films in the series.
Rated 20 Aug 2009
doctor7doctor7
Rated 03 Nov 2007
16
8th
OK honestly the Elm Street series has been beat to death with the same stuff over and over and over. This offers nothing new. It's not scary. It's not smart or clever. Freddy's been reduced to a generic-laughing idiot horror movie villain. The only good part in this entire catastrophe of a film? "Nothing is going to make me get off this bed... damn it." Now that was actually really funny.
Rated 03 Nov 2007
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 25 Aug 2019
35
7th
Marginally better than the last one.
Rated 25 Aug 2019
troothTrooth
Rated 29 Jan 2014
72
61st
Well, my prediction was wrong, I did not think this one sucked as much as the pattern seemed to indicate it would. It might not be quite as spectacular or gory as some of the earlier movies, but I liked what they've done with the plot. None of those boring sequences where the teenagers SOMEhow fail to convince anyone that Freddy has returned for a SIXTH time. Because people always seem to think that's the craziest idea in the world, and couldn't possibly be happening AGAIN.
Rated 29 Jan 2014
foxyrussianFoxyRussian
Rated 20 Dec 2012
51
16th
Decides to go completely crazy with the plot and in turn actually feels refreshing. Still it's the later Nightmare movies so the kills are mostly boring, the sub characters are mostly there to up the kill count, and Freddy makes to many jokes.
Rated 20 Dec 2012
lady_moeLady Moe
Rated 22 Oct 2014
30
4th
Absolutely dreadful. Sure, Freddy has some funny moments, but there isn't a trace of the scary villain we know from the original movie. The story is all over the place and is actually kind of confusing to be honest. Not because it is a complex story, but because it's just disjointed. There are no likable characters outside of Freddy and the ending just doesn't care that it's bad. The only positive thing was the short look at Freddy's past, when he was alive. "They saved the best for last." Right
Rated 22 Oct 2014
michaelsykesmichaelsykes
Rated 30 Aug 2009
20
4th
An infuriating waste of a premise.
Rated 30 Aug 2009
mattburgessmattburgess
Rated 03 Jun 2014
24
13th
Such a brainless confusing mess, god what the hell is going on here? Billy Zane's sister and a bunch of unlikeable teens stuck with Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold in 'Freddy town'?? God what a stinker. And full of the lamest and unfunniest dream sequences of the entire franchise.
Rated 03 Jun 2014
clawxclawx
Rated 15 Dec 2008
70
28th
okay this movie is pretty stupid but hey, that's why I liked it.
Rated 15 Dec 2008
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 25 Jul 2020
25
6th
Some laughs.
Rated 25 Jul 2020
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 09 Nov 2018
70
29th
At this point the series is more cheesy one liners than horror. But the video game sequence is fun and there are some other interesting sequences. The 3D sequences without the 3D look weird and dated. Overall I would recommend this movie for fans of the franchise only.
Rated 09 Nov 2018
pompousasspompousass
Rated 26 May 2009
0
12th
An epigraph from Friedrich Nietzsche, a time-jump of ten years into the future, a heavy-metal song track, a cameo by Roseanne Barr (and hubby), an allusion to Twin Peaks, a psychedelic video-game sequence, a promised (for those who can hang on that long) climactic 3-D sequence, an overall contemptuous jokiness, an ungripping if not ungraspable storyline. In sum, a mess.
Rated 26 May 2009
glmglm
Rated 08 Oct 2011
56
22nd
56.000
Rated 08 Oct 2011
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 07 Dec 2009
55
58th
Okay Movie
Rated 07 Dec 2009
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 30 Jan 2008
15
7th
I vaguely remember that this was totally unnecessary even by Elm Street terms.
Rated 30 Jan 2008
auritechauritech
Rated 14 Aug 2007
19
8th
Not much of a film as it is being a pointless stream of dumb gags and a dumb plot.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
cubalCubal
Rated 13 Jan 2008
20
7th
The sillyness is so omnipresent one wishes the dream master would stay down.
Rated 13 Jan 2008
pazuzuterrorPazuzuTerror
Rated 25 Jul 2010
60
12th
Freddy's Dead is bad sure, but it's bad in a cheesy fun way, Freddy is full of one liners and jokes here but i like some of it and i have seen it probably more times than i should
Rated 25 Jul 2010
thedo666thedo666
Rated 22 Aug 2008
40
1st
Shitterer
Rated 22 Aug 2008
lukey86lukey86
Rated 29 Apr 2010
30
5th
This much maligned sequel is not the worst, but none the less it is bad, very bad.
Rated 29 Apr 2010
okayfrogokayfrog
Rated 29 Oct 2017
40
9th
Freddy's been comical in the prior three films, but nothing to the levels he's at in this film. It's kinda hard to even call this a horror film. I did get a few laughs at some of Freddy's antics, but overall it came off as cheesy, and not in an enjoyable way. The story's rather boring (and dumb even for a slasher film) and the ending is pretty crummy.
Rated 29 Oct 2017
sirsassSirSass
Rated 24 Jun 2015
5
2nd
So this is what a stroke feels like.
Rated 24 Jun 2015
mr_filmMr. Film
Rated 25 Jul 2010
14
4th
And though I haven't seen all of the Elm Street sequels, this is the worst from the ones I have. The silliest deaths, the crappiest performances (yes, even Robert Englund was bad in this one), the stupidest screenplay, and the most painful direction
Rated 25 Jul 2010
survivorfansurvivorfan
Rated 30 Jan 2014
62
16th
Easily the worst of the Freddy films, and while its still entertaining it has too much Comedy and not enough Horror to please fans of the original films.
Rated 30 Jan 2014
adoubleadouble
Rated 20 Sep 2012
10
5th
These later Nightmare movies can never decide if they want to be scary horror movies or absolutely ridicolous comedies. They'd be awful either way, but the scizophrenia doesn't help matters in the slightest.
Rated 20 Sep 2012
nick_cNick C.
Rated 26 Jul 2010
20
1st
This is the worst Nighmare yet, bad performances, cheesy special FX, and a poorly developed plot, this may be forgotten and I'm glad this is not the last of the series.
Rated 26 Jul 2010
nuotionuotio
Rated 09 Oct 2016
25
1st
Worst of the original Elm Street films. At this point in the series, they've hardly bothered with the script and it's basically just a bunch of scenes thrown together. Budget is clearly small and there's no imagination to make up for it. The cast is even worse than in part 5 with Yaphet Kotto being perhaps the only bright spot. The tone is also way off - somewhere between comedy and horror with some painfully awful scenes (like the Nintendo ones).
Rated 09 Oct 2016
byderByder
Rated 25 Feb 2022
30
8th
True.
Rated 25 Feb 2022

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