A Nightmare on Elm Street
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
Audience Score
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The Verdict
A classic slasher with zero identity messaging. Nancy is a capable final girl, which is a standard horror archetype rather than any 'girlboss' agenda. Clean on every axis—this is pure 1980s horror.
What the AI Flagged
Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.
Identity Swaps
0Original 1984 horror film with no established characters to swap.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
15Nancy is a resourceful, proactive final girl—a classic horror trope—but the film does not diminish or mock men as a message.
- Nancy sets traps to defeat Krueger while adults dismiss her warnings
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
0No LGBTQ+, trans, or non-binary content.
DEI Casting
0Cast reflects an ordinary 1980s suburban setting with no quota-driven casting.
Preachiness
5A straightforward horror story with no sermonizing or activist messaging.
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
5No framing of masculinity, whiteness, or the West as toxic; the villain is simply a child murderer.
Source Betrayal
0Original screenplay, not an adaptation.
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Cast & Crew
John Saxon
Lt. Donald Thompson
Ronee Blakley
Marge Thompson
Heather Langenkamp
Nancy Thompson
Amanda Wyss
Tina Gray
Jsu Garcia
Rod Lane
Johnny Depp
Glen Lantz
Charles Fleischer
Dr. King
Joseph Whipp
Sergeant Parker
Robert Englund
Fred Krueger
Lin Shaye
Teacher
Wes Craven (Writer) · Stanley Dudelson (Executive Producer) · Joseph Wolf (Executive Producer)
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