A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

Movie • 1989 • Horror  

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Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child. His intention is to be "born again" into the real world. The only one who can stop Freddy is his dead mother, but can Alice free her spirit in time to save her own son?
This movie contains 31 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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Unanswered Triggers
Is there pedophilia?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there bestiality?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is there a large age gap?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
Yes, being Freddy stalking the teens and in particular Alice who has special powers and he doesn't want to kill, though it's not stalking in the traditional "obsessed stalker" sense.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
The main character is not believed that Freddy is real or a danger.
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Is a child abused?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
Not in the traditional sense, but a young child (around 5) is in lethal danger from Freddy who is chasing him and slashing at him.
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
The father discusses being a recovering alcoholic (depicted in the last movie), but there is no substance abuse.
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
No, but a teen is falsely thought to have died due to drinking and driving.
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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TeeGeorgee
At one point, the protagonist is covered in cartoon spiders whilst in the dream world, then they suddenly turn into tarantula's
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone restrained?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
A nun is locked in with inmates who all start moving towards her, but the assault takes place off screen.
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In the opening scene a girl is locked in a mental asylum and attacked by the inmates. This follows into the next scene when she ‘wakes up’ and one of the inmates is in bed with her.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Alixandraw
A girl is fed something that seems to be her own self. Freddy later talks about how tasty she is.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
No, but Freddy's backstory of being burned alive is mentioned.
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Is there body horror?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
One of Freddy's arms is torn off.
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
NO BUT a historical one is discussed.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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TaraYoung
Teenagers die throughout.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Family
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
A china doll falls to the floor and breaks on two occasions.
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Does a parent die?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
It's a little confusing as to what is going on, but basically yes.
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Are there ghosts?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
Sort of. Basically, yes, but it's a little undefined what everyone is, though that seems to be the gist.
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Are there clowns?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
No, but there are a bunch of creepy baby dolls.
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Are there jumpscares?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
Big time. The opening nightmare sequence.
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone vomit?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Medical
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
Several. Freddy's backstory is that his mother was sexually assaulted by inmates of a psychiatric facility. There are scenes there set in the past and present.
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
One of the teens mom wants her to be a model and makes scalding remarks about her body and what she is allowed to eat every scene she is in.
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Does someone self harm?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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SiRenfield
The asylum inmates are portrayed as dangerous savages that assault a nun when given the opportunity to
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Cryptid_Crow
A character is forced to diet, but she does not have an eating disorder. There's a huge difference. That said, the restrictive eating could be triggering for some folks.
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Is there misophonia?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
Not on screen, but Amanda Kruger (Freddy's mother) is believed to have killed herself, thereby trapping her soul in limbo.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Noxious
Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Are there underwater scenes?
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Does a baby cry?
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Dreamdust1600
There definitely is scenes with baby crying, I don't know why people said no
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Is there shakey cam?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Are there babies or unborn children?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
No, but the possibility of an abortion is discussed, though the mother decides to keep the baby.
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Is a baby stillborn?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
No, but a pregnant woman is in lethal danger.
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Is there childbirth?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
A demon baby.
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Does someone miscarry?
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
"B----" is used as a slur against women several times in the movie.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Cryptid_Crow
Folks with mental illness are not portrayed well in this franchise. Like, at all.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Are there n-words?
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
Mild. The movie opens up with some very dimly lit caresses on a naked body in the opening dream sequence.
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Are there nude scenes?
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
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Does a car crash?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
Yes, though it's in a fantasy sequence where a teen becomes his favorite comic character and shoots Freddy repeatedly with a comic book style over sized gun. The gun doesn't look like a regular gun, and Freddy isn't particular injured apart from being knocked down.
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