Top 12 Killer Dream Movies
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Top 12 Killer Dream Movies

Forget about having a good night's sleep. Rank these nightmarish movies according to which one is scariest first.

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1 A Nightmare on Elm Street
Wes Craven's influential movie about a killer who preys on teens in their dreams launched a major franchise. 283 421
2 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Six institutionalized teens team up against Freddy in their shared nightmare. 169 345
3 Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Craven took back his franchise with this meta-horror outing in which Freddy is an iconic movie villain. 121 331
4 Jacob's Ladder
Is a troubled war veteran (Tim Robbins) having waking nightmares, or are demons really after him? 72 290
5 Flatliners
Medical students experimenting with near death experiences are tormented by nightmares of the afterlife. 64 282
6 Freddy Vs. Jason
Freddy tricks Jason into getting him out of Hell, which only pisses Jason off. 45 345
7 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
You can't keep a bad dream down: Freddy returns to torment more teens. 34 316
8 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
A new family moves into Nancy Walsh's old home, and Freddy messes with their dreams. 20 332
9 A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
How low can he go? Freddy begins tormenting an unborn baby with his special kind of attention. 8 312
10 Dreamscape
A scientist is press-ganged into a plot to assassinate people in their dreams. 7 245
11 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Spoiler alert: Freddy's not dead and he's still terrorizing the kids of Springwood. 5 313
12 Bad Dreams
A dead preacher pursues the lone survivor of his cult's mass suicide via her dreams. -125 235