Scream 4

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Scream 4

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2011

1h 52m

Horror

Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

While not without its flaws and predictable reveals, this is the freshest the Scream franchise has felt since the original movie.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 11, 2025

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Josh Winning

Radio Times

The meta jokes are funny, the death scenes bring a suitably post-Saw level of gore, and the big twist is the best since the 1996 original. In short: it's a scream.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 11, 2025

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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

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Michael W

This fourth Scream movie was pretty good. Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin, and the rest of the cast did a pretty good job in this movie. The plot of the movie was entertaining and thrilling. It's another crazy story of a killer after the famous Sidney Prescott. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you might enjoy it. It wasn't very good, but it wasn't too bad.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/22/25

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Pedro Henrique C

In Scream 4 (2011), this new chapter highlighted the new characters, and I personally enjoyed it very much. I just thought the ending was really bad; it could have been a little better.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/25

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Chaos A.

🏆80% Big step up from the previous two movies. It kinda feels like they were going back to the roots of the first movie, and for the first time ever, I actually wasn’t able to guess who the killer was. The killer reveal was actually kinda unexpected. The killer was a pretty cool character too, which I found the killers in the previous two films as boring. I was also pretty interested in this movie, which I haven’t been too interested in since I watched the first film. This was definitely better than I expected. Now it’s time to begin the modern Scream films!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/14/25

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John B.

Scream 4 is said by many to be an improvement on it’s somewhat stale predecessor, this one felt even slightly worse, than said predecessor, by falling into that been there, done that familiar territory that was done, WAY BETTER, back in ‘96! Yes it pokes fun at horror remakes that were flooding theaters during the 2010 era, but beyond that, it seems to aim at more style than substance…

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/25

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Joey N.

New generation New Rules and Scream 4 definitely rules. Jill is definitely top 5 best ghostfaces. The Gale and Dewey plot is so great to see and of course Sidney is nothing less of stellar.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/04/25

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David D.

The writing is really weak. I enjoy this more than Scream 2 & Scream 3. This movie is a fun watch, but the acting is not the best.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/03/25

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Wes Craven

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Neve Campbell

Sidney Prescott

Courteney Cox

Gale Weathers

David Arquette

Dewey Riley

Emma Roberts

Jill

Mary McDonnell

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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: Dimension Films, Corvus Corax, Outerbanks Entertainment
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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