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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987 · 96 min · Director: Chuck Russell ★ IMDb 6.7 · 101,884 ratings

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Picking up where the original Nightmare left off, Nancy has grown up and become a psychiatrist specializing in dream therapy. She meets a group of children at a local hospital facing Freddy Krueger, the same demon she once encountered in her sleep. One of them is Kristen, who has the power to draw other people into her dreams. Working with a male doctor assigned to the case, Nancy helps the kids realize their special abilities within the nightmare world. When Freddy captures one of her charges, she leads a rescue attempt into Krueger's domain, in hopes of putting his spirit to rest once and for all.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Excitement. Genres: Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension47 %45 %39 %26 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Fear68 %60 %56 %52 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Disturbing67 %54 %47 %59 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sadness54 %45 %36 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Fear58 %52 %45 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Sadness66 %59 %49 %45 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension69 %64 %49 %53 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Sadness65 %61 %46 %51 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Disturbing63 %58 %46 %50 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension64 %60 %48 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension68 %62 %50 %44 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Tension75 %64 %50 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Disturbing77 %61 %40 %59 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Tension72 %63 %33 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension73 %71 %45 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension79 %76 %60 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Tension79 %77 %62 %53 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Tension85 %82 %70 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Tension87 %68 %60 %57 %
97.5 %≈ 94′Sadness80 %36 %28 %32 %
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Patricia Arquette

Kristen Parker

KS
Ken Sagoes

Kincaid

JR
Jennifer Rubin

Taryn

BG
Bradley Gregg

Phillip

IH
Ira Heiden

Will

PS
Penelope Sudrow

Jennifer

John Saxon

Thompson

PP
Priscilla Pointer

Dr. Elizabeth Simms

CL
Clayton Landey

Lorenzo

BB
Brooke Bundy

Elaine Parker

KC
Kristen Clayton

Little Girl

SP
Sally Piper

Nurse #1

RS
Rozlyn Sorrell

Nurse #2

NM
Nan Martin

Nun

SA
Stacey Alden

Marcie

Details

Directed by
Chuck Russell
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 101,884 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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