Movies Like A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

Loved A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

24 titles

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 1988 ★ 5.9
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 1987 ★ 6.7
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 1991 ★ 5.3
Prevenge 2017 ★ 5.5
Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1994 ★ 6.5
Freddy vs. Jason 2003 ★ 6.1
Inside 2007 ★ 6.7
Nightmare at Shadow Woods 1987 ★ 5.8
Nightmare 1964 ★ 6.8
Malignant 2021 ★ 6.8
Sinister 2 2015 ★ 5.9
Freddy's Nightmares 1988 ★ 7.2
Eraserhead 1977 ★ 7.3
Dead of Night 1945 ★ 7.2
Frailty 2002 ★ 6.9
Insidious 2011 ★ 6.9
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin 1971 ★ 6.5
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 2025 ★ 6.6
Nightmare 1981 ★ 5.6
Fright 1971 ★ 6.0
Nightmare Man 2006 ★ 4.4
Snuff 1976 ★ 3.1
Nightbreed 1990 ★ 6.4
Halloween 2007 ★ 6.2