Where to watch A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) tonight
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) runs 1 h 29 min, is rated R in the US and averages 5.4 from 1,513 TMDB members. The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.
- Runtime
- 1 h 29 min — ends 9:29 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller
- Released
- August 11, 1989
- TMDB rating
- 5.4 / 10 from 1,513 votes
- Director
- Stephen Hopkins
- Starring
- Lisa Wilcox, Robert Englund, Danny Hassel, Kelly Jo Minter
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-05: AMC (subscription).
Questions people ask
- How long is A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child?
- A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child is 1 h 29 min long (89 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:29 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child rated?
- A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child is rated R in the US.
- Is A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Horror and Thriller hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on. Rated R in the US — check who is in the room.
- Where can I stream A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: AMC (subscription). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Horror movies under 90 minutes
- Thrillers under 100 minutes
- Movies from the 80s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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