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Scream 4

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It has been many years since the Ghostface Killer cut a deadly path through the town of Woodsboro. In order to get over the trauma of those horrific events, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has written a self-help book. She returns to Woodsboro for her book tour, and reconnects with old friends Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and Sheriff Dewey (David Arquette). However, Sidney's arrival also sparks the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney and everyone she loves in danger.
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The franchise is showing its age, but Scream 4 is undeniably an improvement over its predecessor, with just enough meta humor and clever kills.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Its gimmicks haven't grown up, although its older fan base has. Rated: C Sep 8, 2017 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com [They've] taken the ideas of the first film and twisted them in on themselves, using the technological advances of the last decade and society's celebrity-obsessed culture to give the series an invigorating kick. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 29, 2011 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle There is such a thing as too much meta and, contrary to popular belief, irony is not always good for the bloodshed. Rated: 2/5 Apr 22, 2011 Full Review David Griffiths Subculture Entertainment Scream 4 certainly does a give a voice to the disgruntled horror fans that have been disenchanted with what Hollywood has been serving up recently, now we just have to hope that they listen. Rated: 4/5 Oct 29, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Scream 4 has the perfect opening to remark on a culture so saturated in meta-ness, irony, and social media that reality no longer has any meaning. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 9, 2023 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) A lazy continuation of continuations. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 6, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rowan C All of these scream movies since the first one have pretty much been on the same level of being an ok film. The killers in this one were very interesting and I did not predict that Jill would be the main killer. Sydney is brought back to Woodsboro because of her new book, and she is yet again dragged back into the Ghostface business. This film was definitely the most brutal out of the movies and I did like the characters all reuniting once again. I would say that it is better than Scream 2, but I do not think it is better than the 3rd one. I have liked the franchise so far, and all of the movies have been really entertaining to watch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Julian S “SCRE4M” is the series’ strongest sequel, driven by dynamic female characters—most notably Emma Roberts—who elevate a script that, while solid, has room for improvement. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Tyreece H It’s definitely one of the most underrated scream movies because of the hate towards Jill Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review Liza M Please this movie is sooo underrated! It is so overly hated on the twist at the end was sososo good and I loved this movie! By far one of the best screams I feel as though Charlie Walker was a horrible ghostface but was completely made up by Jill Roberts. She is the best ghostface by far, she just made one tiny mistake by saying she had matching wounds with Gale, but if she didn't she would've gotten what she wanted. It tied back to the original, had great killing scenes, had great motives, the reveal was satisfying and Jill was the ghostface that came the closest to getting what she wanted. I was even rooting for her by the end and she was the only Ghostface to have ever made me do that. I was so annoyed when she didn't win! And she was so smart for killing Charlie, she was just using him to help. Overall, this movie is so great and overhated, it has the best ghostface in it and great killing scenes, definitely one of the best in the franchise! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review Audience Member Scream 4 is caught in a werid place as it is more of a reboot then a sequel and not as good as its precursors or the new movies. But its still Scream, its still spooky, and Ghostface is still badass. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Audience Member probably my least favorite scream but that isn’t saying much it’s still very good! loved emma roberts in this! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis It has been many years since the Ghostface Killer cut a deadly path through the town of Woodsboro. In order to get over the trauma of those horrific events, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has written a self-help book. She returns to Woodsboro for her book tour, and reconnects with old friends Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and Sheriff Dewey (David Arquette). However, Sidney's arrival also sparks the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney and everyone she loves in danger.
Director
Wes Craven
Producer
Kevin Williamson, Iya Labunka, Wes Craven
Screenwriter
Kevin Williamson
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Outerbanks Entertainment, Corvus Corax, Dimension Films
Rating
R (Some Teen Drinking|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 15, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$38.2M
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital
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