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The sleepy little town of Woodsboro just woke up screaming. There's a killer in their midst who's seen a few too many scary movies. Suddenly nobody is safe, as the psychopath stalks victims, taunts them with trivia questions, then rips them to bloody shreds. It could be anybody...
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Horror icon Wes Craven's subversive deconstruction of the genre is sly, witty, and surprisingly effective as a slasher film itself, even if it's a little too cheeky for some.

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Geoff Brown The Times (UK) Aside from the in-jokes, Craven ensures we scream alongside his characters at the indestructible killer in the Halloween who taunts down the phone. Nov 18, 2024 Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star Scream is a howling great time. Oct 17, 2024 Full Review Jeff Daniel St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scream succeeds through its ability to elicit both shrieks of horror and hilarity, as every bad horror movie moment becomes a target for ironic deconstruction and campy send-up. Oct 16, 2024 Full Review David Day Horror Movie Talk While it was accessible, it was also shocking and legitimately disturbing because it focused on uncontrollable teens as the killers – who doesn’t find that scary? Rated: 8/10 Sep 18, 2025 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh About as smart and silly as a slasher can get, understandably inspiring countless imitators that never lived up to the original. Rated: 4/5 Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Megan Fisher Loud and Clear Reviews Scream stands alongside the viewer and lets them in on the jokes and conversation. [...] More than that, Scream expects the viewer to talk back. Rated: 4.5/5 May 6, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Juandi I just watched this in theaters for the first time & it was beyond worth it. I’ve watched this movie over 100 times & somehow I still caught new Easter eggs. It’s truly the gift that keeps on giving. Thank you Wes Craven & Kevin Williamson for giving us one of the best films of all time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/25/25 Full Review Chris Amazing best movie everrrrrr Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/23/25 Full Review Jim C Still the beat of the franchise. Seeing on the big screen for the first time was like seeing for the first time. The sound was incredible. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/23/25 Full Review Dario B A FANTASTIC MOVIE — IT’S LIKE A ROLLER COASTER RIDE OF SCARES AND LAUGHS FROM THE ICONIC OPENING SCENE TO THE VERY END — DREW BARRYMORE, NEVE CAMPBELL, ROSE MCGOWAN, MATTHEW LILLARD, SKEET ULRICH, DAVID ARQUETTE AND COURTNEY COX ARE ALL FANTASTIC IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES — EVERY ONE OF THEM SEEMS TO BE HAVING A GREAT TIME — AND SO DOES THE AUDIENCE — THIS IS NOT JUST A MUST SEE FOR ANY HORROR FAN — IT’A MUST SEE FOR ANY MOVIE FAN!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/23/25 Full Review Andres Classic, can’t go wrong Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/07/25 Full Review Brandon N LOVE this movie. Fun, exciting, humorous, thrilling. Great, underrated score by Marco Beltrami. This is what horror night at a friend's house should be then, now, forever. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The sleepy little town of Woodsboro just woke up screaming. There's a killer in their midst who's seen a few too many scary movies. Suddenly nobody is safe, as the psychopath stalks victims, taunts them with trivia questions, then rips them to bloody shreds. It could be anybody...
Director
Wes Craven
Producer
Cathy Konrad, Cary Woods
Screenwriter
Kevin Williamson
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Dimension Films, Woods Entertainment
Rating
R (Strong Graphic Horror|Violence|Language|Gore)
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 20, 1996, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$103.7M
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, Surround, Dolby Stereo, Dolby A
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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