Nightmare On Elm Street 3, A: Dream Warriors (1987)

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Synopsis

Dir: Chuck Russell. Horror. Based on characters created by Wes Craven. A young psychiatrist (Heather Langenkamp) helps a group of young people (Patricia Arquette, Ken Sagoes, Jennifer Rubin, Ira Heiden, Bradley Gregg) in a psychiatric hospital, who are being tormented by Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund)

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive, some in an aggressive context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Frequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence - some blood and gory detail
• Frequent portrayals of transformations, monsters, and frightening scenes - some gory detail
• Infrequent portrayals of and references to self-harm - some blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of breast nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Coping with trauma
• Uncovering the truth
• Survival

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for gory violence and frightening scenes

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