Movies with screenplay written by Wes Craven

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Nightmare on Elm Street, A

With remakes available for both Halloween and Friday the 13th, it was only a matter of time before the third member of the trio of '80s horror icons was provided with a new opportunity to greet a new generation. Welcome to 2010, Freddy Krueger. Y...

Run Time: 1:35
U.S. Release Date: 2010-04-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Samuel Bayer
Cast: Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, ...
Last House on the Left, The

In a graphic example of how creatively bankrupt Hollywood has become, it's no longer good enough merely to remake older films - now the studios have begun to remake remakes. 1972's The Last House on the Left, the first feature effort of Wes Craven...

Run Time: 1:40
U.S. Release Date: 2009-03-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER/HORROR
Director: Dennis Illiadis
Cast: Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Sara Paxton, ...
Hills Have Eyes II, The

The Hills Have Eyes II is a sequel to a remake but not a remake of a sequel. Curiously, Horrormeister Wes Craven has been involved in all four movies featuring the words "hills" and "eyes" in the title. He wrote and directed the 1977 original and ...

Run Time: 1:30
U.S. Release Date: 2007-03-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Martin Weisz
Cast: Michael McMillan, Jessica Stroup, Daniella Alonso, ...
Nightmare on Elm Street, A

"Whatever you do, don't fall asleep." - Nancy The dream - or nightmare - is a staple of the modern horror movie. After all, even as manipulative as the device is, it's still a proven way to jolt an audience. Filmmaker Wes Craven understood th...

Run Time: 1:31
U.S. Release Date: 1984-11-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, ...
Hills Have Eyes, The

One could make a solid argument that the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes is superior to the 1977 original. The story has been tightened up, the acting is better, and the blood-and-gore effects aren't as hokey. Unfortunately, the biggest stumbli...

Run Time: 1:45
U.S. Release Date: 2006-03-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Alexandre Aja
Cast: Aaron Stanford, Dan Byrd, Emilie de Ravin, ...
Pulse

Pulse is the latest Japanese horror film to receive an English-language remake. Not having seen the original, I can't make comparisons, but I can state that this is the worst translation within the genre to date, outdistancing such worthy contende...

Run Time: 1:30
U.S. Release Date: 2006-08-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Jim Sonzero
Cast: Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder, Christina Milian, ...
Wes Craven's New Nightmare

It's been more than fifteen years since the release of John Carpenter's Halloween, and ten since Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street. Each, in its own way, was a top-of-the-line horror flick -- a film that relied more on chills and thrills than...

Run Time: 1:52
U.S. Release Date: 1994-10-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes, ...