50 Movies Like A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) You Need to Watch Next
Updated August 2026
View A Nightmare on Elm Street details →If you loved A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) by Samuel Bayer, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood, Black Phone 2, The Black Phone. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Movies Similar to A Nightmare on Elm Street
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with A Nightmare on Elm Street in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
1988 · John Carl Buechler
Tina Shepard, a telekinetic teenage girl, accidentally unchains Jason from his watery grave, allowing him to go on another killing spree in the area.
In common: Horror · Thriller
Black Phone 2
2025 · Scott Derrickson
Four years after defeating The Grabber, Finney Blake is struggling with life after captivity. When his younger sister Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the Black Phone and seeing disturbi
In common: Horror · Thriller
The Black Phone
2022 · Scott Derrickson
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to
In common: Horror · Thriller
Devil
2010 · John Erick Dowdle
A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.
In common: Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Ghost Ship
2002 · Steve Beck
After discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the Bering Sea, salvagers claim the vessel as their own. Once they begin towing the ghost ship towards harbor, a series of biza
In common: Horror · Mystery · Thriller
I Know What You Did Last Summer
2025 · Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back
In common: Horror · Mystery · Thriller
House of Wax
2005 · Jaume Collet-Serra
A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
In common: Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
1986 · Tom McLoughlin
Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.
In common: Horror · Thriller
Clown in a Cornfield
2025 · Eli Craig
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen
In common: Horror · Mystery · Thriller
I Know What You Did Last Summer
1997 · Jim Gillespie
After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-ha
In common: Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
1993 · Adam Marcus
Jason Voorhees is tracked down and blown to bits by a special FBI task force, reborn with the bone-chilling ability to assume the identity of anyone he touches.
In common: Horror · Thriller
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988 · Renny Harlin
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
In common: Horror · Thriller
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 · Wes Craven
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
In common: Horror · Mystery
Until Dawn
2025 · David F. Sandberg
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find
In common: Horror · Mystery
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985 · Jack Sholder
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
In common: Horror
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984 · Joseph Zito
After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.
In common: Horror
Terrifier 3
2024 · Damien Leone
Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Chri
In common: Horror
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · Wes Craven
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, wh
In common: Horror
Freddy vs. Jason
2003 · Ronny Yu
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.
In common: Horror
Psycho
1960 · Alfred Hitchcock
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his ho
In common: Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Sinister
2012 · Scott Derrickson
True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film
In common: Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Hush
2016 · Mike Flanagan
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.
In common: Horror · Thriller
Weapons
2025 · Zach Cregger
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
In common: Horror · Mystery
Scream
2022 · Tyler Gillett
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from t
In common: Horror · Mystery
Final Destination 2
2003 · David R. Ellis
When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberl
In common: Horror · Mystery
The Final Destination
2009 · David R. Ellis
A horrifying premonition saves a young man and his friends from death during a racetrack accident but terrible fates await them nonetheless.
In common: Horror · Mystery
Final Destination 3
2006 · James Wong
High school senior Wendy's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few, but not from death itself — which seeks out those who escaped their fate.
In common: Horror · Mystery
Scream 2
1997 · Wes Craven
Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.
In common: Horror · Mystery
Final Destination 5
2011 · Steven Quale
Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man’s premonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was nev
In common: Horror · Mystery
The Exorcist III
1990 · William Peter Blatty
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified
In common: Horror · Mystery
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2025 · Emma Tammi
One year since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, the stories about what transpired there have been twisted into a campy local legend, inspiring the town's first ever Fazfest. With
In common: Horror · Thriller
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
2007 · Joe Lynch
Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show where participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland. But the show turns into
In common: Horror · Thriller
Five Nights at Freddy's
2023 · Emma Tammi
Recently fired and desperate for work, a troubled young man named Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. But he soon disc
In common: Horror · Thriller
Insidious: The Red Door
2023 · Patrick Wilson
To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family's dark past and a host of new and mor
In common: Horror · Thriller
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
2009 · Declan O'Brien
A group of people find themselves trapped in the backwoods of West Virginia, fighting for their lives against a group of vicious and horribly disfigured inbred cannibals.
In common: Horror · Thriller
Wrong Turn
2003 · Rob Schmidt
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are gro
In common: Horror · Thriller
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings
2011 · Declan O'Brien
A group of friends take refuge in a deserted sanatorium after they are left stranded in a snowstorm. Later, the place becomes a death trap when man-eating cannibals surround them.
In common: Horror · Thriller
The Hills Have Eyes
2006 · Alexandre Aja
Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone.
In common: Horror · Thriller
Insidious
2011 · James Wan
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more
In common: Horror · Thriller
Wrong Turn
2021 · Mike P. Nelson
Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden communit
In common: Horror · Thriller
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
2012 · Declan O'Brien
A small West Virginia town is hosting the legendary Mountain Man Festival on Halloween, where throngs of costumed party goers gather for a wild night of music and mischief. But an inbred family of hil
In common: Horror · Thriller
The Strangers: Chapter 1
2024 · Renny Harlin
After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mer
In common: Horror · Thriller
Friday the 13th
2009 · Marcus Nispel
A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.
In common: Horror · Thriller
Carrie
1976 · Brian De Palma
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a
In common: Horror · Thriller
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013 · James Wan
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
In common: Horror · Thriller
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015 · Leigh Whannell
A twisted new tale of terror begins for a teenage girl and her family, and revealing more mysteries of the otherworldly realm, 'The Further'.
In common: Horror · Thriller
Halloween Ends
2022 · David Gordon Green
Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ig
In common: Horror · Thriller
Child's Play 3
1991 · Jack Bender
Eight years after seemingly destroying the killer doll, teen Andy Barclay is placed in a military school, and the spirit of Chucky returns to renew his quest and seek vengeance after being recreated f
In common: Horror · Thriller
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
In common: Horror · Thriller
Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013 · John Luessenhop
A young woman learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from her deceased grandmother. After embarking on a road trip with friends to uncover her roots, she finds she is the sole owner of a lavish,
In common: Horror · Thriller
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Breaking Bad
2008 · Michelle MacLaren
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
2023 · Kazutaka Yamanaka
After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity’s m
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005 · Michael Dante DiMartino
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
