15 Movies Starring Robert Englund

V: The Final Battle

V: The Final Battle

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-05-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

272 min

Rated:

TV-14

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (4773 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionSci-Fi

Fullplot:

The Battle begun in the Miniseries 'V' continues. The war is told from the view point of the resistance group based in Los Angeles, CA as they struggle to find weaknesses of the aliens they can exploit. In addition, not all the aliens feel their invasion was right, and also work to stop the war.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-02-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

X

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (44688 Reviews)

Director:

Chuck Russell

Cast:

Writer:

Wes Craven (story)

Bruce Wagner (story)

Wes Craven (screenplay)

Bruce Wagner (screenplay)

Frank Darabont (screenplay)

Chuck Russell (screenplay)

Wes Craven (characters)

Fullplot:

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.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-08-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (26679 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Cast:

Writer:

Wes Craven (characters)

John Skipp (story)

Craig Spector (story)

Leslie Bohem (story)

Leslie Bohem (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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?

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-11-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (2700 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Gaston Leroux (novel)

Gerry O'Hara (based upon the screenplay by)

Duke Sandefur (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In New York, the Julliard student Christine Day meets her friend Meg in the library where she works and she shows a piece of music from the unknown author Erik Destler that she has found on the shelf. Christine decides to use the music in her audition on the next day for a part in a Faust version in the New York Opera. During the audition, there is an accident on the stage and Christina faints. She relives her past life in the Nineteenth Century in London, when she is an aspirant opera singer and becomes the protègèe of The Phantom of the London Opera House. The Phantom is the unknown composer Erik Destler that makes a pact with the devil in order to the world would love his music. In return, the devil destroys his face and tells that he would never be loved by anyone and would be disfigured forever. After a tragic ending, Christine awakes in the present days and has a great surprise when she is introduced to the producer of the opera.

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-09-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (27980 Reviews)

Director:

Rachel Talalay

Cast:

Writer:

Wes Craven (characters)

Rachel Talalay (story)

Michael De Luca (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In part six of the Nightmare on Elm Street series, dream monster Freddy Krueger has finally killed all the children of his hometown, and seeks to escape its confines to hunt fresh prey. To this end, he recruits the aid of his (previously unmentioned) daughter. However, she discovers the demonic origin of her father's powers and meets Dad head-on in a final showdown (originally presented in 3-D).

The Mangler

The Mangler

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-03-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK, Australia, South Africa

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

3.9 (6208 Reviews)

Director:

Tobe Hooper

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen King (short story)

Tobe Hooper (screenplay)

Stephen David Brooks (screenplay)

Harry Alan Towers (screenplay)

Fullplot:

When an accident involving a folding machine at an old laundry occurs, detective John Hunton decides to investigate. What he finds is the owner of the laundry, Bill Gartley. Meanwhile the folding machine has acquired a taste for the flesh of human beings, but is their more to Bill Gartley than meets the eye, and does he know what monster hides behind the machine?

The Paper Brigade

The Paper Brigade

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-02-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (1377 Reviews)

Director:

Blair Treu

Fullplot:

Gunther Wheeler, fourteen, a city tough-guy from New York moves to a small town called Pleasant Valley. Gunther isn't making very many friends in his new town. Until he meets Allison Robbins a beautiful blond girl his age, the girl of his dreams. Gunther is anxious to score on Allison by taking her out on a date. When Chad, Luke, and Wylie, a couple of neighborhood bullies give Gunther a chance to see Screamin' Banchees, an awesome band, but the tickets for the concert are $150. Gunther doesn't have that kind of money. So the only way for him to get the money is to work as a paperboy with Charlie, Gus, Henry, and Fish which is known as the "nerd herd."

Wishmaster

Wishmaster

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-09-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (14487 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Kurtzman

Fullplot:

In the beginning of the times, God created life into universe: light gave birth to angels, earth to men and fire to djin, creatures condemned to dwell in the void between the worlds. One who wakes a djin shall be given three wishes. Upon granting the third, an unholy legion of djins are freed through a doorway between the worlds upon the Earth. In 1127 A.D., in Persia, a sorcerer lures and traps a powerful Djinn in the stone of secret fire. In the present days, a drunken crane operator drops the valuable statue of Ahura Mazda over the assistant of Raymond Beaumont on the harbor, and one worker finds the huge and priceless opal red stone where Djin is seized. Alexandra Amberson, who works in an auction house, receives the stone for evaluation and accidentally awakes Djin. The evil creature is released later, charges the stone with people souls and feeds with their fears, while chasing Alexandra to force to make three wishes and unleash the demoniac fiends upon Earth.

2001 Maniacs

2001 Maniacs

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-07-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (9974 Reviews)

Director:

Tim Sullivan

Genres:

ComedyHorror

Fullplot:

While traveling on vacation to Florida, the college friends Anderson Lee, Cory Jones and Nelson Elliot meet the gorgeous Joey and Kat in a gas station traveling with their gay friend Ricky to the same location. Anderson gives his phone number to Joey in Florida. The teenagers decide to take a shortcut and they find a detour through an old road leading to the Southern town of Pleasant Valley. They are welcomed by the local Mayor Buckman as guests of honor together with Joey, Kat, Ricky and the Afro-American biker Malcolm and his Chinese girlfriend Leah and invited to stay for their Guts and Glory Jubilee with free lodging, meals and booze at Granny Boone's hotel, and dancing, games and a mouth-watering barbecue in the climax of the jubilee. The group accepts the invitation but sooner they find who will supply the meat for the feast.

Freddy vs. Jason

Freddy vs. Jason

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-08-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (83434 Reviews)

Director:

Ronny Yu

Cast:

Writer:

Wes Craven (characters)

Victor Miller (characters)

Damian Shannon

Mark Swift

Fullplot:

It's been nearly ten years since Freddy Krueger terrorized people in the dreams, and the towns folk want to keep him erased from their memory. Freddy still has one more plan on getting back to Elm Street. He resurrects Jason Voorhees and sends him off to kill. The more bodies which fall to the ground, the stronger in which Freddy becomes. This is until, Freddy realizes that Jason isn't going to step aside easily, and must be taken down himself.

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-10-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (15975 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Scott Glosserman

David J. Stieve

Fullplot:

The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-11-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(5000 Reviews)

Director:

Jon Knautz

Cast:

Writer:

John Ainslie (screenplay)

John Ainslie (story)

Jon Knautz (screenplay)

Jon Knautz (story)

Trevor Matthews (story)

Patrick White (story)

Fullplot:

As a child Jack Brooks witnessed the brutal murder of his family. Now a young man he struggles with a pestering girlfriend, therapy sessions that resolve nothing, and night classes that barely hold his interest. After unleashing an ancient curse, Jack's Professor undergoes a transformation into something not-quite- human, and Jack is forced to confront some old demons... along with a few new ones.

Zombie Strippers!

Zombie Strippers!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.1 (15170 Reviews)

Director:

Jay Lee

Genres:

ComedyHorror

Fullplot:

In the not too distant future a secret government re-animation chemo-virus gets released into conservative Sartre, Nebraska and lands in an underground strip club. As the virus begins to spread, turning the strippers into "Super Zombie Strippers" the girls struggle with whether or not to conform to the new "fad" even if it means there's no turning back.

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-05-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

240 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.7 (2610 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Explore the origins of "dream demon" Freddy Krueger in this award-winning documentary that takes you behind the scenes of the most frightening and imaginative horror franchise in motion picture history!

Fear Clinic

Fear Clinic

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-01-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (5946 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Hall

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

A doctor works to cure patients suffering from crippling phobias by placing them inside his invention which induces and controls hallucinations.

Become a Movie Insider

Join our mailing list and get access to expert analysis, trivia, and recommendations that will elevate your movie-watching experience.

View our privacy policy.