Scary Movie 4

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Scary Movie 4

PG-13

2006

1h 23m

Comedy

Horror

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Dim-witted Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris) and her sex-crazed friend, Brenda (Regina Hall), team up with cute-but-clueless Tom Ryan (Craig Bierko) to save the world from a hostile alien invasion, with hints of War of the Worlds, Saw II, Million Dollar Baby and The Village. Celebrity cameos include Carmen Electra, Shaquille O'Neal, Dr. Phil McGraw, Bill Pullman, Molly Shannon and Michael Madsen.

Critics Consensus

Sure to inspire a few chuckles, but not enough to compensate for the recycled material from its predecessors.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

05/06/2006

0/5

Scary Movie 4 is so lazy it's downright boring, something not even a naked Leslie Nielsen (!) can salvage.

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Anna Smith

Time Out

05/06/2006

Watch (sober) at your peril.

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Keith Phipps

AV Club

04/20/2006

C

What makes it to the screen feels pretty joyless.

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Sharai Bohannon

Horror Movie Blog

2d

[I]nstead of being bad and cohesive like 'Scary Movie 3', or bad but with a bit of commentary like 'Scary Movie 2', it’s a new third bad thing. It’s making me realize just how much potential the original 'Scary Movie' had.

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Matthew Rozsa

Dread Central

Mar 12

3.5/4

The jokes still feel sharp. They are rooted in tone, theme, and character rather than just surface-level references.

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

02/12/2020

A complete stupidity, with really bad actors. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Nathan J.

@NathanDirector 5h

Rating: 5.6/10 ⭐️ Prepping for the new 2026 film. I honestly expected a worn-out formula, but the unhinged Saw and War of the Worlds mashup brought solid nostalgic laughs. What Worked: • As an indie director, seeing them perfectly recreate the grime of the Saw bathroom just for ridiculous gags honestly ruled. • Faris and Hall’s chaotic banter totally grounds the weirdness. • Nielsen as the President is top-tier; his deadpan delivery completely carries his scenes. The Friction: • Wandering the isolated village really dragged the pacing for me. • Random cameos like Dr. Phil and Shaq honestly pulled me out of the parody vibe. • The repetitive slapstick made it feel a bit too chaotic instead of actually clever. Verdict: Watch for campy mid-2000s laughs. Skip if random cameos annoy you.

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Trevor S.

@RT62938485 2d

Love it, love it! Such funny scenes! Cindy and Brenda always delivering the best!

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Joseph Tutorials T

@OSCGJoseph May 27

84% third act got really boring til jigsaw came back

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Miguelito P

@RT00607430 May 15

The last good Scary movie film, let's hope that scary movie 6 will save this franshise after that last terrible scary movie 5 was launched...

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Mihad K.

@Mihad Apr 3

Terrible... wasted of money....why that even consider a comedy...terrrrrrible ....bad actors

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James E.

@JamesE167 Mar 27

This is funny for what it is. If you like raunchy humor, this is an easy laugh.

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Synopsis

Dim-witted Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris) and her sex-crazed friend, Brenda (Regina Hall), team up with cute-but-clueless Tom Ryan (Craig Bierko) to save the world from a hostile alien invasion, with hints of War of the Worlds, Saw II, Million Dollar Baby and The Village. Celebrity cameos include Carmen Electra, Shaquille O'Neal, Dr. Phil McGraw, Bill Pullman, Molly Shannon and Michael Madsen.

Director: David Zucker
Producer: Robert K. Weiss, Craig Mazin
Screenwriter: Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin, Pat Proft
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Dimension Films, Brad Grey Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Crude and Sexual Humor|Some Comic Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 14, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $90.7M
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)