A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

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Jack G @RT36252320 3 days ago Rapey and Sleazy, The Dream Child doubles down on all of The Dream Master’s worst aspects and adds so much problematic elements into the mix that you have no choice to tune the movie out by the end. How anyone was supposed to like this, is a mystery to me. See more Joel H @786Joel 5 days ago I miss the days when Freddy Krueger was just killing off the children of those people who killed him. Things were so simple then. By the time we get to A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, he’s stalking the friends of the girl who got zapped with magical powers by her other friend, the last Elm Street child, through her unborn son. Or something like that. It’s pretty convoluted. And while it’s probably not advised, I almost fell asleep during The Dream Child because it’s fairly dull, despite the grotesqueness. These Nightmare on Elm Street movies are all just starting to feel so repetitive. See more Ry N @RyGuy Oct 19, 2026 Alice returns when Freddy uses her unborn child as a dream conductor. The animated dream sequence was the best part of this movie, even though it looks like the TAKE ON ME music video. See more Kevin G @RT09447547 Oct 18, 2026 freddys back and hes here for the child. a okay freddy movie. doesnt have a good kill count and kills suck only 3. i dont enjoy this but i like robert performace. i still recommend a watch See more Shadow R @GeminiShadowRealm Oct 15, 2026 The Dream Child takes the franchise down a bizarre and overly convoluted path. Picking up after graduation, the film brings back survivors Alice and Dan as a couple, only to kick off with a wildly eccentric premise involving a pregnant woman and Freddy Krueger resurrecting himself through an unborn baby. The supporting cast of friends feels increasingly strange, and Dan's grim fate, which Alice bizarrely glimpses beforehand derails any real emotional stakes early on. While the plot attempts a fresh spin by having Freddy try to live through the dreams of Alice's unborn child (whom she sees as an older boy named Jacob in her visions), the execution is mostly messy and far less frightening than previous films. See more Teddy B @RT90521672 Oct 9, 2026 I honestly don't mind Campy Freddy at all, because Englund plays him with such charisma and good humour that he's impossible to really hate. There is enough of a distance between Campy and Creepy Freddy that Englund can switch from one to the other without it feeling like two entirely different characters. However, even Englund can't save this movie in the long-run. While it is decently inventive and offers some inspired nightmare scenarios, 'Dream Child' feels more like a made-for-TV movie with its jarring and extensive cuts, muddled story, B-grade acting and a surprisingly dour and depressing atmosphere. This feels like a small piece of something much grander, much more sustained, but it doesn't seem interested in exploring any of that. The majority of the effects are quite impressive and visually striking, however, and as I said Englund is very entertaining and commands every scene he's in, making this not a TOTALLY worthless watch...I guess... See more Read all reviews

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

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